How To Install libgpac-dev on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpac-dev on Debian 11. libgpac-dev is GPAC Project on Advanced Content - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpac-dev on Debian 11.

What is libgpac-dev

libgpac-dev is:

GPAC stands for GPAC Project on Advanced Content (a recursive acronym). It is an Open Source multimedia framework for research and academic purposes. The project covers different aspects of multimedia, with a focus on presentation technologies (graphics, animation and interactivity).

This package contains files that are used for application development.

There are three methods to install libgpac-dev on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgpac-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 libgpac-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgpac-dev

Install libgpac-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgpac-dev

Install libgpac-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 libgpac-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgpac-dev

How To Uninstall libgpac-dev on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove libgpac-dev

Uninstall libgpac-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgpac-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgpac-dev

Remove libgpac-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgpac-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgpac-dev

Remove libgpac-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgpac-dev

Dependencies

libgpac-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpac-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.