How To Install playerctl 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 playerctl on Ubuntu.
What is playerctl
playerctl is:
Playerctl is a command-line utility and library for controlling media players that implement the MPRIS D-Bus Interface Specification. Compatible players include audacious, cmus, mopidy, mpd, mpv, quod libet, rhythmbox, spotify, vlc and xmms2.
Playerctl makes it easy to bind player actions, such as play and pause, to media keys. Playerctl also provides an introspectable library accessible in many popular scripting languages that allows more detailed control like the ability to subscribe to media player events or get metadata such as artist and title for the playing track.
There are three methods to install playerctl 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 playerctl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install playerctl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install playerctl
Install playerctl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install playerctl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install playerctl
Install playerctl 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 playerctl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install playerctl
How To Uninstall playerctl on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the playerctl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove playerctl
Uninstall playerctl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall playerctl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove playerctl
Remove playerctl Configurations and Data
To remove playerctl configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge playerctl
Remove playerctl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove playerctl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge playerctl
Dependencies
playerctl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install playerctl package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.