How To Install qtgstreamer-plugins on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qtgstreamer-plugins on Debian 9.
What is qtgstreamer-plugins
qtgstreamer-plugins is:
This package contains GStreamer plugins that are shipped together with the QtGStreamer bindings library. These plugins provide GStreamer elements that enable better integration of GStreamer in Qt applications.
Currently, this package contains the qtvideosink, qtglvideosink and qwidgetvideosink elements.
This package is part of the Qt4 version of QtGStreamer.
There are three methods to install qtgstreamer-plugins 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 qtgstreamer-plugins Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qtgstreamer-plugins using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qtgstreamer-plugins
Install qtgstreamer-plugins Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qtgstreamer-plugins using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qtgstreamer-plugins
Install qtgstreamer-plugins 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 qtgstreamer-plugins using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qtgstreamer-plugins
How To Uninstall qtgstreamer-plugins on Debian 9
To uninstall only the qtgstreamer-plugins package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qtgstreamer-plugins
Uninstall qtgstreamer-plugins And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qtgstreamer-plugins and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtgstreamer-plugins
Remove qtgstreamer-plugins Configurations and Data
To remove qtgstreamer-plugins configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qtgstreamer-plugins
Remove qtgstreamer-plugins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qtgstreamer-plugins configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtgstreamer-plugins
Dependencies
qtgstreamer-plugins have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qtgstreamer-plugins package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
