How To Install liba52-0.7.4-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install liba52-0.7.4-dev on Debian 9. liba52-0.7.4-dev is library for decoding ATSC A/52 streams (development)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install liba52-0.7.4-dev on Debian 9.

What is liba52-0.7.4-dev

liba52-0.7.4-dev is:

liba52 is a free library for decoding ATSC A/52 streams. The A/52 standard is used in a variety of applications, including digital television and DVD. It is also known as AC-3.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install liba52-0.7.4-dev 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 liba52-0.7.4-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install liba52-0.7.4-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install liba52-0.7.4-dev

Install liba52-0.7.4-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install liba52-0.7.4-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install liba52-0.7.4-dev

Install liba52-0.7.4-dev 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 liba52-0.7.4-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install liba52-0.7.4-dev

How To Uninstall liba52-0.7.4-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the liba52-0.7.4-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove liba52-0.7.4-dev

Uninstall liba52-0.7.4-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall liba52-0.7.4-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liba52-0.7.4-dev

Remove liba52-0.7.4-dev Configurations and Data

To remove liba52-0.7.4-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge liba52-0.7.4-dev

Remove liba52-0.7.4-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove liba52-0.7.4-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liba52-0.7.4-dev

Dependencies

liba52-0.7.4-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install liba52-0.7.4-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.