How To Install ffmpeg2theora on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ffmpeg2theora on Debian 10.
What is ffmpeg2theora
ffmpeg2theora is:
This package provides a command-line tool to encode/recode various video formats (basically everything that ffmpeg can read) into Theora, the free video codec.
There are three methods to install ffmpeg2theora on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ffmpeg2theora Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ffmpeg2theora using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ffmpeg2theora
Install ffmpeg2theora Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ffmpeg2theora using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ffmpeg2theora
Install ffmpeg2theora 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 ffmpeg2theora using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ffmpeg2theora
How To Uninstall ffmpeg2theora on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ffmpeg2theora package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ffmpeg2theora
Uninstall ffmpeg2theora And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ffmpeg2theora and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ffmpeg2theora
Remove ffmpeg2theora Configurations and Data
To remove ffmpeg2theora configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ffmpeg2theora
Remove ffmpeg2theora configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ffmpeg2theora configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ffmpeg2theora
Dependencies
ffmpeg2theora have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ffmpeg2theora package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
