How To Install qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5
on Debian 9.
What is qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5
qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5 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 Qt5 version of QtGStreamer.
There are three methods to install qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5
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-qt5 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-qt5
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5
Install qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5
Install qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5 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-qt5
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5
How To Uninstall qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5
Uninstall qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5
Remove qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5 Configurations and Data
To remove qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5
configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5
Remove qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5
Dependencies
qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5
package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.