How To Install winff-data on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install winff-data on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is winff-data
winff-data is:
WinFF is a graphical user interface for FFmpeg or avconv. It will convert almost any video file that FFmpeg or avconv will convert. WinFF does multiple files in multiple formats at one time. You can, for example, convert mpeg’s, flv’s, and mov’s into avi’s (or DVD/VCD format or MPEG or 3gp etc.) all at once.
This package contains the shared files for the different WinFF flavors.
There are three methods to install winff-data 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 winff-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install winff-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install winff-data
Install winff-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install winff-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install winff-data
Install winff-data 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 winff-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install winff-data
How To Uninstall winff-data on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the winff-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove winff-data
Uninstall winff-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall winff-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove winff-data
Remove winff-data Configurations and Data
To remove winff-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge winff-data
Remove winff-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove winff-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge winff-data
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install winff-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
