How To Install ample on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ample on Ubuntu.
What is ample
ample is:
Ample (An MP3 LEnder) is a simple MP3 server written in C. It does not support mixing, radio shows, etc. Ample is just intended to be an easy way to remotely listen to your MP3s using the “open location” features in XMMS, WinAmp, and Media Player.
There are three methods to install ample on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ample Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ample using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ample
Install ample Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ample using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ample
Install ample 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 ample using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ample
How To Uninstall ample on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ample package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ample
Uninstall ample And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ample and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ample
Remove ample Configurations and Data
To remove ample configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ample
Remove ample configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ample configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ample
Dependencies
ample have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ample package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.