How To Install vlc-plugin-jack on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vlc-plugin-jack on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is vlc-plugin-jack
vlc-plugin-jack is:
VLC is the VideoLAN project’s media player. It plays MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, WebM, FLAC, MP3, Ogg/Vorbis files, DVDs, VCDs, podcasts, and multimedia streams from various network sources.
These plugins add support for JACK to the VLC media player. To
activate the audio output module, use the --aout jack' flag or select the jack’ audio output plugin from the preferences menu.
For the jack input, use `vlc jack://channels=…:ports=…'
There are three methods to install vlc-plugin-jack 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 vlc-plugin-jack Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vlc-plugin-jack using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vlc-plugin-jack
Install vlc-plugin-jack Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vlc-plugin-jack using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vlc-plugin-jack
Install vlc-plugin-jack 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 vlc-plugin-jack using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vlc-plugin-jack
How To Uninstall vlc-plugin-jack on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the vlc-plugin-jack package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vlc-plugin-jack
Uninstall vlc-plugin-jack And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vlc-plugin-jack and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vlc-plugin-jack
Remove vlc-plugin-jack Configurations and Data
To remove vlc-plugin-jack configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vlc-plugin-jack
Remove vlc-plugin-jack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vlc-plugin-jack configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vlc-plugin-jack
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vlc-plugin-jack package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
