How to Install and Uninstall playerctl Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "playerctl" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install playerctl on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                playerctl
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "playerctl" package

Learn how to uninstall playerctl on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                playerctl
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the playerctl package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: playerctl
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.4.1-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/sound
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 134
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.39.90), libplayerctl2 (>= 2.4.1), dbus
Suggests: audacious, cmus, mopidy, mpd, mpv, quodlibet, rhythmbox-plugins, vlc, xmms2
Enhances: awesome, i3-wm, xmonad
Filename: pool/universe/p/playerctl/playerctl_2.4.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 32472
MD5sum: b697efa4174aa2d3c4223b1f9243e1ff
SHA1: 09c02e0b293149ca5b389ded3045fd3b02fd4b57
SHA256: 7d4ff20634e78397a5eeb4a0b7cf83e5350ba83c3677cf701ec9b93df8b896d5
SHA512: b620e14472a77ded98bb666406bd8ea0be2cb87b005bb2016fabf16577779a4e63d6e48825bcee783c13a038d3c93b1c6083dd7536f708d8c056d0f1bd0af17b
Homepage: https://github.com/altdesktop/playerctl
Description: utility to control media players via MPRIS
Description-md5: 6ed76f079fb1e015ecf189dfa742c490