How To Install libavformat-extra59 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libavformat-extra59 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libavformat-extra59 is FFmpeg library with additional (de)muxers for multimedia containers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libavformat-extra59 on Debian 12.

What is libavformat-extra59

libavformat-extra59 is:

FFmpeg is the leading multimedia framework, able to decode, encode, transcode, mux, demux, stream, filter and play pretty much anything that humans and machines have created. It supports the most obscure ancient formats up to the cutting edge.

This library provides a generic framework for multiplexing and demultiplexing (muxing and demuxing) audio, video and subtitle streams. It encompasses multiple muxers and demuxers for multimedia container formats. It also supports several input and output protocols to access a media resource.

This package replaces the libavformat58 package and contains the following additional (de)muxers:

  • SMB protocol (using libsmbclient)

Because this package links against libraries that are licensed under Apache License 2.0 or GPL version 3, the resulting binaries are distributed under the GPL version 3 or later.

There are three methods to install libavformat-extra59 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libavformat-extra59 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libavformat-extra59 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libavformat-extra59

Install libavformat-extra59 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libavformat-extra59 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libavformat-extra59

Install libavformat-extra59 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 libavformat-extra59 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libavformat-extra59

How To Uninstall libavformat-extra59 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libavformat-extra59 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libavformat-extra59

Uninstall libavformat-extra59 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libavformat-extra59 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libavformat-extra59

Remove libavformat-extra59 Configurations and Data

To remove libavformat-extra59 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libavformat-extra59

Remove libavformat-extra59 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libavformat-extra59 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libavformat-extra59

Dependencies

libavformat-extra59 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libavformat-extra59 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.