How To Install ubuntu-restricted-addons on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntu-restricted-addons on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ubuntu-restricted-addons
ubuntu-restricted-addons is:
This package depends on some commonly used packages in the Ubuntu universe and multiverse repositories.
There are three methods to install ubuntu-restricted-addons 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 ubuntu-restricted-addons Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ubuntu-restricted-addons using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ubuntu-restricted-addons
Install ubuntu-restricted-addons Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ubuntu-restricted-addons using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ubuntu-restricted-addons
Install ubuntu-restricted-addons 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 ubuntu-restricted-addons using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ubuntu-restricted-addons
How To Uninstall ubuntu-restricted-addons on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ubuntu-restricted-addons package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ubuntu-restricted-addons
Uninstall ubuntu-restricted-addons And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ubuntu-restricted-addons and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ubuntu-restricted-addons
Remove ubuntu-restricted-addons Configurations and Data
To remove ubuntu-restricted-addons configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ubuntu-restricted-addons
Remove ubuntu-restricted-addons configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ubuntu-restricted-addons configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ubuntu-restricted-addons
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntu-restricted-addons package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
