Install growisofs on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install growisofs
Learn how to install growisofs with the command sudo apt-get install growisofs on Ubuntus.
Quick installation of growisofs:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: growisofs
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install growisofs
Package Details | |
| Package: | growisofs |
| Version: | 7.1-10 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/ |
| Description: | DVD+-RW/R recorder growisofs is a general purpose DVD recording program that supports: . * random-access media (DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, plain files, hard disk partitions) * mastering multisession DVD media (DVD+R, DVD-R/-RW, and Blu-ray Disc) * first-/single-session recording of arbitrary pre-mastered image (formatted as UDF, ISO9660 or any other file system, if formatted at all) to all supported DVD media types. . growisofs is able to either write pre-created ISO images or create them on-the-fly (by calling genisoimage). . This package also contains dvd+rw-format, a utility to format a DVD+RW media. Homepage: http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/ |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | video |
How to install growisofs on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If growisofs is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L growisofs' will give followin error.
Installing growisofs:
After system update use the following command to install growisofs:
sudo apt-get install growisofs
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove growisofs from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the growisofs from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the growisofs following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove growisofs
Following command is used to remove the growisofs package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove growisofs
This will remove growisofs and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing growisofs with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge growisofs
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove growisofs
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with growisofs package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.