How To Install xmms2-plugin-all 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 xmms2-plugin-all on Ubuntu.

What is `xmms2-plugin-all`

xmms2-plugin-all is:

XMMS2 is a redesign of the XMMS music player. It features a client-server model, allowing multiple (even simultaneous!) user interfaces, both textual and graphical. All common audio formats are supported using plug-ins. On top of this, there is a flexible media library to organize your music.

This is a metapackage depending on all available XMMS2 plug-ins to make installation easier.

There are three methods to install xmms2-plugin-all 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 xmms2-plugin-all Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xmms2-plugin-all using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xmms2-plugin-all

Install xmms2-plugin-all Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xmms2-plugin-all using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xmms2-plugin-all

Install xmms2-plugin-all 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 xmms2-plugin-all using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xmms2-plugin-all

How To Uninstall xmms2-plugin-all on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the xmms2-plugin-all package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xmms2-plugin-all

Uninstall xmms2-plugin-all And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xmms2-plugin-all and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xmms2-plugin-all

Remove xmms2-plugin-all Configurations and Data

To remove xmms2-plugin-all configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xmms2-plugin-all

Remove xmms2-plugin-all configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xmms2-plugin-all configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xmms2-plugin-all

Dependencies

xmms2-plugin-all have the following dependencies:

References

xmms2-plugin-all website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xmms2-plugin-all package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.