How To Install vdr-plugin-vcd on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-plugin-vcd on Debian 9.
What is vdr-plugin-vcd
vdr-plugin-vcd is:
This plugin for the Linux Video Disc Recorder VDR allows you to play your (S)VCD’s within VDR.
There are three methods to install vdr-plugin-vcd on Debian 9. 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-vcd 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-vcd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vdr-plugin-vcd
Install vdr-plugin-vcd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vdr-plugin-vcd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vdr-plugin-vcd
Install vdr-plugin-vcd 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install vdr-plugin-vcd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vdr-plugin-vcd
How To Uninstall vdr-plugin-vcd on Debian 9
To uninstall only the vdr-plugin-vcd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vdr-plugin-vcd
Uninstall vdr-plugin-vcd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vdr-plugin-vcd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vdr-plugin-vcd
Remove vdr-plugin-vcd Configurations and Data
To remove vdr-plugin-vcd configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vdr-plugin-vcd
Remove vdr-plugin-vcd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vdr-plugin-vcd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vdr-plugin-vcd
Dependencies
vdr-plugin-vcd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-plugin-vcd package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.