How To Install vdr-plugin-dvd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-plugin-dvd on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is vdr-plugin-dvd
vdr-plugin-dvd is:
This plugin for VDR allows one to play back DVD Video discs from within VDR.
There are three methods to install vdr-plugin-dvd 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 vdr-plugin-dvd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vdr-plugin-dvd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vdr-plugin-dvd
Install vdr-plugin-dvd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vdr-plugin-dvd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vdr-plugin-dvd
Install vdr-plugin-dvd 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 vdr-plugin-dvd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vdr-plugin-dvd
How To Uninstall vdr-plugin-dvd on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the vdr-plugin-dvd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vdr-plugin-dvd
Uninstall vdr-plugin-dvd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vdr-plugin-dvd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vdr-plugin-dvd
Remove vdr-plugin-dvd Configurations and Data
To remove vdr-plugin-dvd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vdr-plugin-dvd
Remove vdr-plugin-dvd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vdr-plugin-dvd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vdr-plugin-dvd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-plugin-dvd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
