How To Install swfdec-gnome on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install swfdec-gnome on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is swfdec-gnome
swfdec-gnome is:
This package is a transitional package for upgrading to Gnash.
It can be safely removed when Gnash is installed.
There are three methods to install swfdec-gnome 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 swfdec-gnome Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install swfdec-gnome using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install swfdec-gnome
Install swfdec-gnome Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install swfdec-gnome using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install swfdec-gnome
Install swfdec-gnome 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 swfdec-gnome using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install swfdec-gnome
How To Uninstall swfdec-gnome on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the swfdec-gnome package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove swfdec-gnome
Uninstall swfdec-gnome And Its Dependencies
To uninstall swfdec-gnome and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove swfdec-gnome
Remove swfdec-gnome Configurations and Data
To remove swfdec-gnome configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge swfdec-gnome
Remove swfdec-gnome configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove swfdec-gnome configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge swfdec-gnome
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install swfdec-gnome package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
