How To Install libdvdread8 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 libdvdread8 on Ubuntu.
What is libdvdread8
libdvdread8 is:
libdvdread provides the functionality that is required to access many DVDs. It parses IFO files, reads NAV-blocks, and performs CSS authentication and descrambling.
libdvdread probes for libdvdcss at runtime and if found, will use it to decrypt sections of the DVD as necessary. libdvdcss needs to be installed from third-party repositories (see README.css), it’s not included in Debian.
There are three methods to install libdvdread8 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 libdvdread8 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdvdread8 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdvdread8
Install libdvdread8 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdvdread8 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdvdread8
Install libdvdread8 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 libdvdread8 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdvdread8
How To Uninstall libdvdread8 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libdvdread8 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdvdread8
Uninstall libdvdread8 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdvdread8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdvdread8
Remove libdvdread8 Configurations and Data
To remove libdvdread8 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdvdread8
Remove libdvdread8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdvdread8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdvdread8
Dependencies
libdvdread8 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdvdread8 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.