How To Install ccextractor on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ccextractor on Ubuntu 22.04. ccextractor is fast closed captions extractor for MPEG and H264 files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ccextractor on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is ccextractor

ccextractor is:

Supports DVD, HDTV transport streams, Replay TV.

Use this to create .srt (subtitles) files for your TV captures, have transcripts so you can edit subtitles, etc.

There are three methods to install ccextractor on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ccextractor Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ccextractor

Install ccextractor Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ccextractor using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ccextractor

Install ccextractor 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 ccextractor using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ccextractor

How To Uninstall ccextractor on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the ccextractor package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ccextractor

Uninstall ccextractor And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ccextractor and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ccextractor

Remove ccextractor Configurations and Data

To remove ccextractor configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ccextractor

Remove ccextractor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ccextractor

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ccextractor package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.