How to Install and Uninstall libplayerctl-dev Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: November 25,2024

1. Install "libplayerctl-dev" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libplayerctl-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libplayerctl-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libplayerctl-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libplayerctl-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                libplayerctl-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libplayerctl-dev package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libplayerctl-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3.1-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: playerctl
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 107
Depends: gir1.2-playerctl-2.0 (= 2.3.1-1), libglib2.0-dev, libplayerctl2 (= 2.3.1-1)
Suggests: libplayerctl-doc
Filename: pool/universe/p/playerctl/libplayerctl-dev_2.3.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 11532
MD5sum: 9abb7e1051c48ae7a1e8c4d3b56234a1
SHA1: 088d5d4b8335505b44a7fdb27923fa326858d3f8
SHA256: d38fa735eef75f76f08b24b659cb0e31e3dbed0daa7a486fc18bc8fd8ad29ef1
SHA512: a53072bc9f570650c63a19d5a940850e528db4563941d1b547ae9a3a05987cc0dda0378c022d63692d3be61147d4c733a8b95c67fdbe03597b865f720977e6e8
Homepage: https://github.com/altdesktop/playerctl
Description-en: utility to control media players via MPRIS (development files)
Playerctl is a command-line utility and library for controlling media players
that implement the MPRIS D-Bus Interface Specification. Compatible players
include audacious, cmus, mopidy, mpd, mpv, quod libet, rhythmbox, spotify,
vlc and xmms2.
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Playerctl makes it easy to bind player actions, such as play and pause,
to media keys. Playerctl also provides an introspectable library accessible
in many popular scripting languages that allows more detailed control like
the ability to subscribe to media player events or get metadata such as
artist and title for the playing track.
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This package contains the development files.
Description-md5: a0cb49449e38f683557e56e6002a4f64