How To Install dleyna-server on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dleyna-server on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dleyna-server
dleyna-server is:
dleyna-server is a DBus user session service that allows clients to discover and manipulate DLNA Digital Media servers (DMS).
dLeyna is an umbrella project hosting a number of middleware components designed to make it easy for developers to integrate DLNA functionality into their applications.
There are three methods to install dleyna-server 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 dleyna-server Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dleyna-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dleyna-server
Install dleyna-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dleyna-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dleyna-server
Install dleyna-server 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 dleyna-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dleyna-server
How To Uninstall dleyna-server on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dleyna-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dleyna-server
Uninstall dleyna-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dleyna-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dleyna-server
Remove dleyna-server Configurations and Data
To remove dleyna-server configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dleyna-server
Remove dleyna-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dleyna-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dleyna-server
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dleyna-server package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
