How To Install vclt-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vclt-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is vclt-tools
vclt-tools is:
This is a collection of tools to create and manipulate VCLT playlists. VCLT playlists are similar to M3U or PLS playlists just be abled to store a much larger set of information about entries.
This set of tools allow you to create and manipulate such playlists.
There are three methods to install vclt-tools 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 vclt-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vclt-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vclt-tools
Install vclt-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vclt-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vclt-tools
Install vclt-tools 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 vclt-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vclt-tools
How To Uninstall vclt-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the vclt-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vclt-tools
Uninstall vclt-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vclt-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vclt-tools
Remove vclt-tools Configurations and Data
To remove vclt-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vclt-tools
Remove vclt-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vclt-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vclt-tools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vclt-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
