How To Install dir2ogg on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install dir2ogg on Ubuntu 22.04. dir2ogg is audio file converter into ogg-vorbis format

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dir2ogg on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is dir2ogg

dir2ogg is:

dir2ogg converts MP3, M4A, WMA, FLAC, and WAV files to the open-source OGG format.

It is a Python script that simply binds together the various decoders and oggenc making it easier for the user to convert his/her music files. It also supports ID3 tags.

There are three methods to install dir2ogg 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 dir2ogg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install dir2ogg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dir2ogg

Install dir2ogg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dir2ogg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dir2ogg

Install dir2ogg 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 dir2ogg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dir2ogg

How To Uninstall dir2ogg on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the dir2ogg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dir2ogg

Uninstall dir2ogg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dir2ogg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dir2ogg

Remove dir2ogg Configurations and Data

To remove dir2ogg configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dir2ogg

Remove dir2ogg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dir2ogg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dir2ogg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dir2ogg package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.