How To Install gopchop on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gopchop
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is gopchop
gopchop is:
gopchop cuts and merges MPEG2 video streams. gopchop uses a method to cut streams that does not require re-encoding, and therefore is fast and not prone to the artifacts and degradation of quality inherent in re-encoding. However, cuts are limited to I-frames or group-of-picture (GOP) boundaries. These frames occur frequently enough, and often times at scene transitions, so that gopchop’s method is adequate for many applications.
The typical use is manually editing commercials out of recorded television programs.
Another application is splitting .VOB files from dual-layer DVD rips so that the content can be re-authored such that each half will fit on one single-layer DVD recordable.
There are three methods to install gopchop
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 gopchop Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gopchop
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gopchop
Install gopchop Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gopchop
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gopchop
Install gopchop 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 gopchop
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gopchop
How To Uninstall gopchop on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the gopchop
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gopchop
Uninstall gopchop And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gopchop
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gopchop
Remove gopchop Configurations and Data
To remove gopchop
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gopchop
Remove gopchop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gopchop
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gopchop
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gopchop
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.