How To Install libpostproc54 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpostproc54 on Debian 9. libpostproc54 is FFmpeg library for post processing - runtime files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpostproc54 on Debian 9.

What is libpostproc54

libpostproc54 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 video post processing.

This package contains the runtime files.

There are three methods to install libpostproc54 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 libpostproc54 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpostproc54 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpostproc54

Install libpostproc54 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpostproc54 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpostproc54

Install libpostproc54 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 libpostproc54 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpostproc54

How To Uninstall libpostproc54 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libpostproc54 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpostproc54

Uninstall libpostproc54 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpostproc54 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpostproc54

Remove libpostproc54 Configurations and Data

To remove libpostproc54 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpostproc54

Remove libpostproc54 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpostproc54 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpostproc54

Dependencies

libpostproc54 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpostproc54 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.