How To Install xine-ui on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xine-ui on Debian 12.
What is xine-ui
xine-ui is:
This is an X11 based GUI for the libxine video player library. It provides xine, a skin based media player that can play all the audio/video formats that libxine supports. Currently, this includes MPEG1/2, some AVI and Quicktime files, some network streaming methods and disc based media (VCD, SVCD, DVD). A more complete list can be found on http://xinehq.de/index.php/features/.
Most DVDs on the market today are play-protected by the Content Scrambling System (CSS). Xine does not provide any code to descramble those DVDs, because of legal uncertainties. Have a look at /usr/share/doc/xine-ui/README.Debian for more information!
There are three methods to install xine-ui on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install xine-ui Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xine-ui using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xine-ui
Install xine-ui Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xine-ui using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xine-ui
Install xine-ui 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 xine-ui using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xine-ui
How To Uninstall xine-ui on Debian 12
To uninstall only the xine-ui package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xine-ui
Uninstall xine-ui And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xine-ui and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xine-ui
Remove xine-ui Configurations and Data
To remove xine-ui configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xine-ui
Remove xine-ui configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xine-ui configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xine-ui
Dependencies
xine-ui have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libcurl3-gnutls
- libjpeg62-turbo
- liblirc-client0
- libpng16-16
- libreadline8
- libx11-6
- libxext6
- libxft2
- libxine2
- libxinerama1
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xine-ui package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
