How to Install and Uninstall playerctl Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "playerctl" package

This tutorial shows how to install playerctl on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall playerctl on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: playerctl
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.0.2-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/sound
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.39.90), libplayerctl2 (>= 2.0.2), dbus
Suggests: audacious, cmus, mopidy, mpd, quodlibet, rhythmbox-plugins, vlc, xmms2
Enhances: awesome, i3-wm, xmonad
Filename: pool/universe/p/playerctl/playerctl_2.0.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 15332
MD5sum: 638b3c8255fa2f5e45f4a3d3bb49fea1
SHA1: ee7bd3874cd530ad6b87b15edeb5d6d5d4744a27
SHA256: b5ce7272260d93288bde990b1762b811528e826d7ac28dedc5c01244bf3696f3
Homepage: https://github.com/acrisci/playerctl
Description: utility to control media players via MPRIS
Description-md5: eee9d896b54f5574dca7264a9b169129