How To Install libde265-examples on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libde265-examples on Debian 9. libde265-examples is Open H.265 video codec implementation - examples

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libde265-examples on Debian 9.

What is libde265-examples

libde265-examples is:

libde265 is an open source implementation of the H.265 video codec. It is written from scratch in plain C for simplicity and efficiency. Its simple API makes it easy to integrate it into other software.

Sample applications using libde265 are provided by this package.

There are three methods to install libde265-examples 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 libde265-examples Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libde265-examples using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libde265-examples

Install libde265-examples Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libde265-examples using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libde265-examples

Install libde265-examples 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 libde265-examples using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libde265-examples

How To Uninstall libde265-examples on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libde265-examples package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libde265-examples

Uninstall libde265-examples And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libde265-examples and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libde265-examples

Remove libde265-examples Configurations and Data

To remove libde265-examples configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libde265-examples

Remove libde265-examples configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libde265-examples configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libde265-examples

Dependencies

libde265-examples have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libde265-examples package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.