How To Install mpg321 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mpg321 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is mpg321
mpg321 is:
mpg321 is a clone of the popular mpg123 command-line mp3 player. It should function as a drop-in replacement for mpg123 in many cases. While some of the functionality of mpg123 is not yet implemented, mpg321 should function properly in most cases for most people, such as for frontends such as gqmpeg.
mpg321 is based on the mad MPEG audio decoding library. It therefore is highly accurate, and also uses only fixed-point calculation, making it more efficient on machines without a floating-point unit. It is not as fast as mpg123 on systems which have a floating point unit.
There are three methods to install mpg321 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 mpg321 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mpg321 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mpg321
Install mpg321 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mpg321 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mpg321
Install mpg321 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 mpg321 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mpg321
How To Uninstall mpg321 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the mpg321 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mpg321
Uninstall mpg321 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mpg321 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mpg321
Remove mpg321 Configurations and Data
To remove mpg321 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mpg321
Remove mpg321 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mpg321 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mpg321
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mpg321 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
