How To Install vdr-plugin-mp3 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-plugin-mp3 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is vdr-plugin-mp3
vdr-plugin-mp3 is:
This plugin for VDR allows one to play back mp3’s, ogg-files and audio-cds.
There are three methods to install vdr-plugin-mp3 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-mp3 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-mp3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vdr-plugin-mp3
Install vdr-plugin-mp3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vdr-plugin-mp3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vdr-plugin-mp3
Install vdr-plugin-mp3 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-mp3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vdr-plugin-mp3
How To Uninstall vdr-plugin-mp3 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the vdr-plugin-mp3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vdr-plugin-mp3
Uninstall vdr-plugin-mp3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vdr-plugin-mp3 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-mp3
Remove vdr-plugin-mp3 Configurations and Data
To remove vdr-plugin-mp3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vdr-plugin-mp3
Remove vdr-plugin-mp3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vdr-plugin-mp3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vdr-plugin-mp3
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-plugin-mp3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
