How To Install xjadeo on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xjadeo on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xjadeo
xjadeo is:
Simple video player that receives sync from jackd or MTC. It has applications in soundtrack creation, video monitoring or any task that requires to associate movie frames with audio events.
For instance when a jack-client (like Muse, Rosegarden or Ardour) acts as a timebase master, xjadeo will display the video synchronized to JACK transport. xjadeo is capable to read Midi Time Clock as an alternate sync source and comes along with an optional QT-GUI.
xjadeo reads only seekable media by default. Installing a transcoding utility like mencoder or transcode is highly recommended.
On-line documentation: http://xjadeo.sourceforge.net/main.html
There are three methods to install xjadeo 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 xjadeo Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xjadeo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xjadeo
Install xjadeo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xjadeo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xjadeo
Install xjadeo 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 xjadeo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xjadeo
How To Uninstall xjadeo on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xjadeo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xjadeo
Uninstall xjadeo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xjadeo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xjadeo
Remove xjadeo Configurations and Data
To remove xjadeo configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xjadeo
Remove xjadeo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xjadeo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xjadeo
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xjadeo package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
