How To Install rhythmbox-plugins on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install rhythmbox-plugins on Ubuntu 20.04. rhythmbox-plugins is plugins for rhythmbox music player

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rhythmbox-plugins on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is rhythmbox-plugins

rhythmbox-plugins is:

Rhythmbox is a very easy to use music playing and management program which supports a wide range of audio formats (including mp3 and ogg). Originally inspired by Apple’s iTunes, the current version also supports Internet Radio, iPod integration and generic portable audio player support, Audio CD burning, Audio CD playback, music sharing, and Podcasts.

This package contains the following plugins:

  • Cover art search
  • Audio CD Player
  • Last.fm
  • DAAP Music Sharing
  • FM Radio
  • Grilo media browser
  • IM Status
  • Internet Radio
  • Song Lyrics
  • Magnatune Store
  • Media Player Keys
  • Portable Players (generic, iPod, MTP)
  • Notification
  • Power Manager
  • Python Console
  • LIRC
  • Send tracks
  • Replay Gain
  • Soundcloud
  • MediaServer2 D-Bus interface
  • MPRIS D-Bus interface
  • Web remote control Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

There are three methods to install rhythmbox-plugins 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 rhythmbox-plugins Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rhythmbox-plugins

Install rhythmbox-plugins Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rhythmbox-plugins

Install rhythmbox-plugins 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 rhythmbox-plugins using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rhythmbox-plugins

How To Uninstall rhythmbox-plugins on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the rhythmbox-plugins package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rhythmbox-plugins

Uninstall rhythmbox-plugins And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rhythmbox-plugins

Remove rhythmbox-plugins Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rhythmbox-plugins

Remove rhythmbox-plugins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rhythmbox-plugins

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Summary

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