How To Install libsrt1.4-gnutls on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsrt1.4-gnutls on Debian 11. libsrt1.4-gnutls is Secure Reliable Transport UDP streaming library (GnuTLS flavour)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsrt1.4-gnutls on Debian 11.

What is libsrt1.4-gnutls

libsrt1.4-gnutls is:

SRT is a latency-aware UDP transport mechanism optimized for video streams. It detects and compensates for jitter and bandwidth fluctuations due to network congestion. It mitigates packet loss and supports AES encryption.

SSL support is provided by GnuTLS.

There are three methods to install libsrt1.4-gnutls 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 libsrt1.4-gnutls Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsrt1.4-gnutls using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsrt1.4-gnutls

Install libsrt1.4-gnutls Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsrt1.4-gnutls using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsrt1.4-gnutls

Install libsrt1.4-gnutls 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 libsrt1.4-gnutls using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsrt1.4-gnutls

How To Uninstall libsrt1.4-gnutls on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libsrt1.4-gnutls package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsrt1.4-gnutls

Uninstall libsrt1.4-gnutls And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsrt1.4-gnutls and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsrt1.4-gnutls

Remove libsrt1.4-gnutls Configurations and Data

To remove libsrt1.4-gnutls configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsrt1.4-gnutls

Remove libsrt1.4-gnutls configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsrt1.4-gnutls configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsrt1.4-gnutls

Dependencies

libsrt1.4-gnutls have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsrt1.4-gnutls package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.