How To Install libqtav1 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqtav1 on Debian 11. libqtav1 is QtAV library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqtav1 on Debian 11.

What is libqtav1

libqtav1 is:

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

This package contains the QtAV library.

There are three methods to install libqtav1 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 libqtav1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqtav1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqtav1

Install libqtav1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqtav1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqtav1

Install libqtav1 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 libqtav1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqtav1

How To Uninstall libqtav1 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libqtav1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqtav1

Uninstall libqtav1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqtav1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqtav1

Remove libqtav1 Configurations and Data

To remove libqtav1 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqtav1

Remove libqtav1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqtav1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqtav1

Dependencies

libqtav1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqtav1 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.