How To Install libvlccore-dev on Debian 11

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

Introduction

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

What is libvlccore-dev

libvlccore-dev is:

VLC is the VideoLAN project’s media player. It plays MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, WebM, FLAC, MP3, Ogg/Vorbis files, DVDs, VCDs, podcasts, and multimedia streams from various network sources.

This package contains headers and a static library required to build plugins for VLC.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libvlccore-dev

Install libvlccore-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libvlccore-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libvlccore-dev

How To Uninstall libvlccore-dev on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove libvlccore-dev

Uninstall libvlccore-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvlccore-dev

Remove libvlccore-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libvlccore-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libvlccore-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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