Install xmms2 on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install xmms2
Learn how to install xmms2 with the command sudo apt-get install xmms2 on Ubuntus.
Quick installation of xmms2:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: xmms2
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install xmms2
Package Details | |
| Package: | xmms2 |
| Version: | 0.8+dfsg-2 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://xmms2.org/ |
| Description: | Client/server based media player system 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 package is a metapackage depending on various other XMMS2 packages. Installing this package gets you a command line client and enables XMMS2 playback of Ogg Vorbis and MP3 files from local and remote sources. Homepage: http://xmms2.org/ |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/sound |
How to install xmms2 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 xmms2 is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L xmms2' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L xmms2 Package `xmms2' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing xmms2:
After system update use the following command to install xmms2:
sudo apt-get install xmms2
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 xmms2 from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the xmms2 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 xmms2 following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove xmms2
Following command is used to remove the xmms2 package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove xmms2
This will remove xmms2 and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing xmms2 with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge xmms2
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove xmms2
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with xmms2 package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.