How To Install subtitleripper on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install subtitleripper on Ubuntu 18.04. subtitleripper is DVD Subtitle Ripper for Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install subtitleripper on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is subtitleripper

subtitleripper is:

If you want to convert DVD subtitles into text format (e.g. subrip format) or VobSub format this program could be useful for you. However, it is only one tiny tool that you need in the process of producing srt files. This software depends heavily on transcode for its input and is therefore part of the transcode package (see transcode’s contrib directory).

There are three methods to install subtitleripper 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 subtitleripper Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install subtitleripper

Install subtitleripper Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install subtitleripper using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install subtitleripper

Install subtitleripper 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 subtitleripper using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install subtitleripper

How To Uninstall subtitleripper on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the subtitleripper package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove subtitleripper

Uninstall subtitleripper And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove subtitleripper

Remove subtitleripper Configurations and Data

To remove subtitleripper configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge subtitleripper

Remove subtitleripper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge subtitleripper

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Summary

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