How To Install smplayer-l10n on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install smplayer-l10n on Ubuntu 18.04. smplayer-l10n is Complete front-end for MPlayer and mpv - translation files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install smplayer-l10n on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is smplayer-l10n

smplayer-l10n is:

Qt5 front-end for mplayer and forks, with basic features like playing videos, DVDs, and VCDs to more advanced features like support for MPlayer filters and more. One of the most interesting features of SMPlayer: it remembers the settings of all files you play. So you start to watch a movie but you have to leave… don’t worry, when you open that movie again it will resume at the same point you left it, and with the same settings: audio track, subtitles, volume…

This package contains translation files.

There are three methods to install smplayer-l10n on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install smplayer-l10n Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install smplayer-l10n using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install smplayer-l10n

Install smplayer-l10n Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install smplayer-l10n using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install smplayer-l10n

Install smplayer-l10n Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install smplayer-l10n using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install smplayer-l10n

How To Uninstall smplayer-l10n on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the smplayer-l10n package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove smplayer-l10n

Uninstall smplayer-l10n And Its Dependencies

To uninstall smplayer-l10n and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove smplayer-l10n

Remove smplayer-l10n Configurations and Data

To remove smplayer-l10n configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge smplayer-l10n

Remove smplayer-l10n configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove smplayer-l10n configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge smplayer-l10n

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install smplayer-l10n package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.