How To Install libtheora0 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 libtheora0 on Ubuntu.
What is libtheora0
libtheora0 is:
Theora is an open video codec being developed by the Xiph.org Foundation as part of their Ogg project. Theora is originally derived from On2’s VP3 codec, and has improved on it significantly with the merging of code from the Thusnelda branch.
There are three methods to install libtheora0 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 libtheora0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libtheora0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtheora0
Install libtheora0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtheora0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtheora0
Install libtheora0 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 libtheora0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtheora0
How To Uninstall libtheora0 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libtheora0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtheora0
Uninstall libtheora0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtheora0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtheora0
Remove libtheora0 Configurations and Data
To remove libtheora0 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtheora0
Remove libtheora0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtheora0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtheora0
Dependencies
libtheora0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtheora0 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.