How To Install gpac on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gpac on Debian 9.
What is gpac
gpac is:
GPAC stands for GPAC Project on Advanced Content (a recursive acronym). It is an Open Source multimedia framework for research and academic purposes. The project covers different aspects of multimedia, with a focus on presentation technologies (graphics, animation and interactivity).
This package contains the following utilities:
- MP4Client (content packaging)
- MP4Box
There are three methods to install gpac 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 gpac Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gpac using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gpac
Install gpac Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gpac using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gpac
Install gpac 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 gpac using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gpac
How To Uninstall gpac on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gpac package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gpac
Uninstall gpac And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gpac and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gpac
Remove gpac Configurations and Data
To remove gpac configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gpac
Remove gpac configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gpac configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gpac
Dependencies
gpac have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gpac package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.