How To Install libtheora-doc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtheora-doc on Debian 9. libtheora-doc is Theora Video Compression Codec (documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtheora-doc on Debian 9.

What is libtheora-doc

libtheora-doc is:

Theora is a fully open, non-proprietary, patent-and-royalty-free, general-purpose compressed video format.

This package contains the documentation about the format and programming.

There are three methods to install libtheora-doc 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 libtheora-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libtheora-doc

Install libtheora-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libtheora-doc

Install libtheora-doc 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 libtheora-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtheora-doc

How To Uninstall libtheora-doc on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libtheora-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtheora-doc

Uninstall libtheora-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtheora-doc

Remove libtheora-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libtheora-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtheora-doc

Remove libtheora-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtheora-doc

Dependencies

libtheora-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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