How To Install quicktime-x11utils on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install quicktime-x11utils on Ubuntu 20.04. quicktime-x11utils is library for reading and writing Quicktime files (x11 utilities)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install quicktime-x11utils on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is quicktime-x11utils

quicktime-x11utils is:

libquicktime is a library for reading and writing QuickTime files on UNIX systems. Video CODECs supported by this library are OpenDivX, MJPA, JPEG Photo, PNG, RGB, YUV 4:2:2, and YUV 4:2:0 compression. Supported audio CODECs are Ogg Vorbis, IMA4, ulaw, and any linear PCM format.

This package contains additional utilities for the X window system.

There are three methods to install quicktime-x11utils 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 quicktime-x11utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install quicktime-x11utils using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install quicktime-x11utils

Install quicktime-x11utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install quicktime-x11utils using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install quicktime-x11utils

Install quicktime-x11utils 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 quicktime-x11utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install quicktime-x11utils

How To Uninstall quicktime-x11utils on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the quicktime-x11utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove quicktime-x11utils

Uninstall quicktime-x11utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall quicktime-x11utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove quicktime-x11utils

Remove quicktime-x11utils Configurations and Data

To remove quicktime-x11utils configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge quicktime-x11utils

Remove quicktime-x11utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove quicktime-x11utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge quicktime-x11utils

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install quicktime-x11utils package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.