How To Install libxine2-misc-plugins 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 libxine2-misc-plugins on Ubuntu.
What is libxine2-misc-plugins
libxine2-misc-plugins is:
This package contains plugins for the xine video/media player engine which are used for input, audio output and post-processing.
You most probably want to install this package. It contains various plugins you generally would expect to find on a xine installation.
There are three methods to install libxine2-misc-plugins 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 libxine2-misc-plugins Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxine2-misc-plugins using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxine2-misc-plugins
Install libxine2-misc-plugins Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxine2-misc-plugins using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxine2-misc-plugins
Install libxine2-misc-plugins 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 libxine2-misc-plugins using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxine2-misc-plugins
How To Uninstall libxine2-misc-plugins on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libxine2-misc-plugins package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxine2-misc-plugins
Uninstall libxine2-misc-plugins And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxine2-misc-plugins and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxine2-misc-plugins
Remove libxine2-misc-plugins Configurations and Data
To remove libxine2-misc-plugins configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxine2-misc-plugins
Remove libxine2-misc-plugins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxine2-misc-plugins configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxine2-misc-plugins
Dependencies
libxine2-misc-plugins have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxine2-misc-plugins package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.