How To Install ffmpeg on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ffmpeg on Debian 11.
What is ffmpeg
ffmpeg is:
FFmpeg is the leading multimedia framework, able to decode, encode, transcode, mux, demux, stream, filter and play pretty much anything that humans and machines have created. It supports the most obscure ancient formats up to the cutting edge.
This package contains:
- ffmpeg: a command line tool to convert multimedia files between formats
- ffplay: a simple media player based on SDL and the FFmpeg libraries
- ffprobe: a simple multimedia stream analyzer
- qt-faststart: a utility to rearrange Quicktime files
There are three methods to install ffmpeg on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ffmpeg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ffmpeg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ffmpeg
Install ffmpeg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ffmpeg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ffmpeg
Install ffmpeg 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 ffmpeg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ffmpeg
How To Uninstall ffmpeg on Debian 11
To uninstall only the ffmpeg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ffmpeg
Uninstall ffmpeg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ffmpeg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ffmpeg
Remove ffmpeg Configurations and Data
To remove ffmpeg configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ffmpeg
Remove ffmpeg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ffmpeg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ffmpeg
Dependencies
ffmpeg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ffmpeg package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.