How To Install faad2-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install faad2-dbg on Debian 9.
What is faad2-dbg
faad2-dbg is:
FAAD2 is the fastest ISO AAC audio decoder available. FAAD2 correctly decodes all MPEG-4 and MPEG-2 MAIN, LOW, LTP, LD and ER object type AAC files.
This package contains the debugging symbols for the shared library.
There are three methods to install faad2-dbg 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 faad2-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install faad2-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install faad2-dbg
Install faad2-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install faad2-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install faad2-dbg
Install faad2-dbg 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 faad2-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install faad2-dbg
How To Uninstall faad2-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the faad2-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove faad2-dbg
Uninstall faad2-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall faad2-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove faad2-dbg
Remove faad2-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove faad2-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge faad2-dbg
Remove faad2-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove faad2-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge faad2-dbg
Dependencies
faad2-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install faad2-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.