How To Install daisy-player on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install daisy-player on Ubuntu 20.04. daisy-player is player for DAISY Digital Talking Books

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install daisy-player on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is daisy-player

daisy-player is:

Daisy-player is a command-line player for talking books based on the Digital Accessible Information System protocol. It is comparable in functionality, features, and ease of use with commercial players, and has a simple user interface appropriate for Braille terminals.

There are three methods to install daisy-player on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install daisy-player Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install daisy-player using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install daisy-player

Install daisy-player Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install daisy-player using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install daisy-player

Install daisy-player 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 daisy-player using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install daisy-player

How To Uninstall daisy-player on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the daisy-player package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove daisy-player

Uninstall daisy-player And Its Dependencies

To uninstall daisy-player and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove daisy-player

Remove daisy-player Configurations and Data

To remove daisy-player configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge daisy-player

Remove daisy-player configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove daisy-player configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge daisy-player

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install daisy-player package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.