How To Install gstreamer1.0-tools on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1.0-tools on Debian 9.
What is gstreamer1.0-tools
gstreamer1.0-tools is:
GStreamer is a streaming media framework, based on graphs of filters which operate on media data. Applications using this library can do anything from real-time sound processing to playing videos, and just about anything else media-related. Its plugin-based architecture means that new data types or processing capabilities can be added simply by installing new plug-ins.
This package contains versioned command-line tools for GStreamer.
There are three methods to install gstreamer1.0-tools 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 gstreamer1.0-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gstreamer1.0-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gstreamer1.0-tools
Install gstreamer1.0-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gstreamer1.0-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gstreamer1.0-tools
Install gstreamer1.0-tools 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 gstreamer1.0-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gstreamer1.0-tools
How To Uninstall gstreamer1.0-tools on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gstreamer1.0-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gstreamer1.0-tools
Uninstall gstreamer1.0-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gstreamer1.0-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gstreamer1.0-tools
Remove gstreamer1.0-tools Configurations and Data
To remove gstreamer1.0-tools configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gstreamer1.0-tools
Remove gstreamer1.0-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gstreamer1.0-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gstreamer1.0-tools
Dependencies
gstreamer1.0-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1.0-tools package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.