How To Install xul-ext-video-without-flash on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xul-ext-video-without-flash on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xul-ext-video-without-flash
xul-ext-video-without-flash is:
Fetch video source of Flash based media and play the video directly with Iceweasel (a.k.a. Firefox), without the use of the Flash plug-in. Supported sites/embed video players:
- Blip
- Dailymotion
- FC2
- HTML5
- NicoNico
- ScreenWaveMedia
There are three methods to install xul-ext-video-without-flash 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 xul-ext-video-without-flash Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xul-ext-video-without-flash using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xul-ext-video-without-flash
Install xul-ext-video-without-flash Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xul-ext-video-without-flash using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xul-ext-video-without-flash
Install xul-ext-video-without-flash 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 xul-ext-video-without-flash using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xul-ext-video-without-flash
How To Uninstall xul-ext-video-without-flash on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xul-ext-video-without-flash package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xul-ext-video-without-flash
Uninstall xul-ext-video-without-flash And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xul-ext-video-without-flash and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xul-ext-video-without-flash
Remove xul-ext-video-without-flash Configurations and Data
To remove xul-ext-video-without-flash configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xul-ext-video-without-flash
Remove xul-ext-video-without-flash configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xul-ext-video-without-flash configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xul-ext-video-without-flash
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xul-ext-video-without-flash package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
