How To Install libmlt-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmlt-dbg on Debian 9. libmlt-dbg is multimedia framework (debugging symbols)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmlt-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libmlt-dbg

libmlt-dbg is:

MLT is an open source multimedia framework, designed and developed for television broadcasting. It provides a toolkit for broadcasters, video editors, media players, transcoders, web streamers and many more types of applications. The functionality of the system is provided via an assortment of ready to use tools, xml authoring components, and an extendible plug-in based API.

This package contains the debugging symbols for libmlt++ and libmlt

There are three methods to install libmlt-dbg 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 libmlt-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmlt-dbg

Install libmlt-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmlt-dbg

Install libmlt-dbg 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 libmlt-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmlt-dbg

How To Uninstall libmlt-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libmlt-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmlt-dbg

Uninstall libmlt-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmlt-dbg

Remove libmlt-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmlt-dbg

Remove libmlt-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmlt-dbg

Dependencies

libmlt-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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