How To Install videotrans on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install videotrans on Ubuntu 18.04. videotrans is DVD authoring utilities

Introduction

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

What is videotrans

videotrans is:

A collection of utilities and scripts designed to help with DVD authoring:

  • movie-to-dvd - convert video to MPEG2 + MP2 or AC3
  • movie-title - combine video and title sequence into a menu
  • movie-make-title - create background video for DVD menu
  • movie-make-title-simple - create background image+audio for DVD menu
  • movie-rip-tv.com - gather information about TV series from tv.com
  • movie-rip-epg.data - convert EPG to .info for movie-title
  • movie-compare-dvd - verify if DVD was burned correctly

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install videotrans

Install videotrans Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install videotrans

Install videotrans 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 videotrans using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install videotrans

How To Uninstall videotrans on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove videotrans

Uninstall videotrans And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove videotrans

Remove videotrans Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge videotrans

Remove videotrans configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge videotrans

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Summary

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