How To Install videoporama on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install videoporama on Ubuntu 18.04. videoporama is Make and export image slideshows

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install videoporama on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is videoporama

videoporama is:

Videoporama is a software designed to make image slideshow and export to video file.

The following options are available:

  • With or without transitions between images.
  • Image geometries: 4:3 or 16:9.
  • Display time is set image by image.
  • Transition type is defined image by image.
  • Add a sound to slideshow (wav, ogg or mp3).
  • Output in PAL (720x576), NTSC (720x480), SECAM (720x576), Web (384x288), HD 720 (1280x720) or HD 1080 (1920x1080).
  • Output file format : Raw dv (.dv), AVI (codec dv), MPEG (VCD, SVCD and DVD), FLV (Flash video format) and H264 (MPEG4 part 10 AVC).
  • Add a background image (For images which are in portrait) or add a background color. (Notice : The image should have the same geometry than the other images.

There are three methods to install videoporama 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 videoporama Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install videoporama using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install videoporama

Install videoporama Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install videoporama using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install videoporama

Install videoporama 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 videoporama using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install videoporama

How To Uninstall videoporama on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the videoporama package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove videoporama

Uninstall videoporama And Its Dependencies

To uninstall videoporama and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove videoporama

Remove videoporama Configurations and Data

To remove videoporama configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge videoporama

Remove videoporama configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove videoporama configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge videoporama

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install videoporama package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.