How To Install kdenlive on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install kdenlive on Debian 9. kdenlive is non-linear video editor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kdenlive on Debian 9.

What is kdenlive

kdenlive is:

Kdenlive is a non-linear video editing suite, which supports DV, HDV and many more formats. Its main features are:

  • Guides and marker for organizing timelines
  • Copy and paste support for clips, effects and transitions
  • Real time changes
  • FireWire and Video4Linux capture
  • Screen grabbing
  • Exporting to any by FFMPEG supported format

There are three methods to install kdenlive 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 kdenlive Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install kdenlive using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kdenlive

Install kdenlive Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kdenlive using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kdenlive

Install kdenlive 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 kdenlive using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kdenlive

How To Uninstall kdenlive on Debian 9

To uninstall only the kdenlive package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kdenlive

Uninstall kdenlive And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kdenlive and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kdenlive

Remove kdenlive Configurations and Data

To remove kdenlive configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kdenlive

Remove kdenlive configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kdenlive configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kdenlive

Dependencies

kdenlive have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kdenlive package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.