How To Install libmp4v2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmp4v2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmp4v2-dev
libmp4v2-dev is:
The MP4v2 library provides an API to create and modify mp4 files as defined by ISO-IEC:14496-1:2001 MPEG-4 Systems. This file format is derived from Apple’s QuickTime file format that has been used as a multimedia file format in a variety of platforms and applications. It is a very powerful and extensible format that can accommodate practically any type of media.
MP4v2 was originally bundled with mpeg4ip library, but has been moved into its own maintained library due to a combination of the cessation of support of mpeg4ip and the usefulness of this library on its own.
This package contains development files.
There are three methods to install libmp4v2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libmp4v2-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 libmp4v2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmp4v2-dev
Install libmp4v2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmp4v2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmp4v2-dev
Install libmp4v2-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libmp4v2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmp4v2-dev
How To Uninstall libmp4v2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmp4v2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmp4v2-dev
Uninstall libmp4v2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmp4v2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmp4v2-dev
Remove libmp4v2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmp4v2-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmp4v2-dev
Remove libmp4v2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmp4v2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmp4v2-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmp4v2-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
