How To Install libqtav-dev on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqtav-dev on Debian 11. libqtav-dev is QtAV development files

Introduction

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

What is libqtav-dev

libqtav-dev is:

QtAV is a multimedia playback framework based on Qt and FFmpeg. It can help you to write a player with less effort than ever before.

This package contains the header development files for building some QtAV applications using QtAV headers.

There are three methods to install libqtav-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 libqtav-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 libqtav-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqtav-dev

Install libqtav-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libqtav-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libqtav-dev

How To Uninstall libqtav-dev on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove libqtav-dev

Uninstall libqtav-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqtav-dev

Remove libqtav-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libqtav-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libqtav-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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