How To Install vlc-plugin-sdl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vlc-plugin-sdl on Debian 9.
What is vlc-plugin-sdl
vlc-plugin-sdl 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 plugin adds support for the Simple DirectMedia Layer library to
the VLC media player. To activate it, use the --vout sdl' or –aout sdl’ flags or select the `sdl’ video or audio output plugin
from the preferences menu.
There are three methods to install vlc-plugin-sdl 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 vlc-plugin-sdl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vlc-plugin-sdl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vlc-plugin-sdl
Install vlc-plugin-sdl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vlc-plugin-sdl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vlc-plugin-sdl
Install vlc-plugin-sdl 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 vlc-plugin-sdl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vlc-plugin-sdl
How To Uninstall vlc-plugin-sdl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the vlc-plugin-sdl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vlc-plugin-sdl
Uninstall vlc-plugin-sdl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vlc-plugin-sdl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vlc-plugin-sdl
Remove vlc-plugin-sdl Configurations and Data
To remove vlc-plugin-sdl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vlc-plugin-sdl
Remove vlc-plugin-sdl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vlc-plugin-sdl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vlc-plugin-sdl
Dependencies
vlc-plugin-sdl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vlc-plugin-sdl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
