How To Install subdownloader on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install subdownloader on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is subdownloader
subdownloader is:
SubDownloader is a tool to automatically download/upload subtitles for video files (DIVX, MPEG, AVI, etc.) and DVDs using fast hashing.
Features:
- Fast hashing algorithm (27 GB movies/7 seconds)
- Recursively folders search
- Autodetect language of the subtitles
- Upload entire series seasons subtitles in less than 1 minute
This package contains the GUI front-end, common files and a cli interface.
There are three methods to install subdownloader 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 subdownloader Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install subdownloader using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install subdownloader
Install subdownloader Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install subdownloader using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install subdownloader
Install subdownloader 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 subdownloader using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install subdownloader
How To Uninstall subdownloader on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the subdownloader package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove subdownloader
Uninstall subdownloader And Its Dependencies
To uninstall subdownloader and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove subdownloader
Remove subdownloader Configurations and Data
To remove subdownloader configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge subdownloader
Remove subdownloader configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove subdownloader configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge subdownloader
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install subdownloader package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
