How To Install mpglen on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install mpglen on Ubuntu 22.04. mpglen is scan through a MPEG file and count the number of GOPs and frames

Introduction

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

What is mpglen

mpglen is:

A simple tool to read in one or more mpeg files and report the number of frames and GOPs it finds.

There are three methods to install mpglen 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 mpglen Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mpglen

Install mpglen Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mpglen

Install mpglen 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 mpglen using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mpglen

How To Uninstall mpglen on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove mpglen

Uninstall mpglen And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mpglen

Remove mpglen Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mpglen

Remove mpglen configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mpglen

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Summary

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