How To Install cmus-plugin-ffmpeg on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cmus-plugin-ffmpeg on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is cmus-plugin-ffmpeg
cmus-plugin-ffmpeg is:
C* Music Player is a modular and very configurable ncurses-based audio player. It has some interesting features like configurable colorscheme, mp3 and ogg streaming, it can be controlled with an UNIX socket, filters, album/artists sorting and a vi-like configuration interface.
This package adds FFmpeg support to C* Music Player.
There are three methods to install cmus-plugin-ffmpeg 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 cmus-plugin-ffmpeg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cmus-plugin-ffmpeg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cmus-plugin-ffmpeg
Install cmus-plugin-ffmpeg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cmus-plugin-ffmpeg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cmus-plugin-ffmpeg
Install cmus-plugin-ffmpeg 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 cmus-plugin-ffmpeg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cmus-plugin-ffmpeg
How To Uninstall cmus-plugin-ffmpeg on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the cmus-plugin-ffmpeg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cmus-plugin-ffmpeg
Uninstall cmus-plugin-ffmpeg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cmus-plugin-ffmpeg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cmus-plugin-ffmpeg
Remove cmus-plugin-ffmpeg Configurations and Data
To remove cmus-plugin-ffmpeg configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cmus-plugin-ffmpeg
Remove cmus-plugin-ffmpeg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cmus-plugin-ffmpeg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cmus-plugin-ffmpeg
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cmus-plugin-ffmpeg package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
