How To Install gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 on Debian 9. gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 is Fluendo mp3 decoder GStreamer 1.0 plugin

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 on Debian 9.

What is gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3

gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 is:

This GStreamer 1.0 plugin permits decoding of MPEG 1 audio layer III streams. It is derived from the ISO MPEG dist10 reference package.

This plugin differs from the GStreamer MAD plugin in that it doesn’t depend on a GPL library.

There are three methods to install gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3

Install gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3

Install gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3

How To Uninstall gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3

Uninstall gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3

Remove gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 Configurations and Data

To remove gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3

Remove gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3

Dependencies

gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.