How to Install and Uninstall freeplayer Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "freeplayer" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install freeplayer on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall freeplayer on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                freeplayer
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the freeplayer package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: freeplayer
Priority: extra
Section: universe/sound
Installed-Size: 112
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Vincent Danjean
Architecture: all
Version: 20070531+dfsg.1-5
Depends: vlc (>= 0.8.6b)
Filename: pool/universe/f/freeplayer/freeplayer_20070531+dfsg.1-5_all.deb
Size: 19514
MD5sum: 949b05cf36084ae20dac16084689e9fe
SHA1: 76b3659a7d5b01a2014bd32dc415805778a4d98c
SHA256: 576b32f758aeb1eca8c9f42a362b13e2bf98bf059606d0ca6115332570cd811d
Description-en: wrapper around vlc for French ADSL FreeBox
Freeplayer is a helper tool to allow the French ADSL FreeBox to
use vlc and play/display the content of your computer on the TV
linked to the FreeBox.
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This package is useless without a FreeBox, ie the modem of the French
ADSL IP provider "Free" (http://www.free.fr)
Description-md5: f4f82b8e24a046d0b55d5c3c269c282e
Homepage: http://adsl.free.fr/multimedia/freeplayer/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu