How To Install libavformat-extra59 on Debian 12
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
.