How To Install liba52-0.7.4 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install liba52-0.7.4 on Debian 9.
What is liba52-0.7.4
liba52-0.7.4 is:
liba52 is a free library for decoding ATSC A/52 streams. The A/52 standard is used in a variety of applications, including digital television and DVD. It is also known as AC-3.
There are three methods to install liba52-0.7.4 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 liba52-0.7.4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install liba52-0.7.4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install liba52-0.7.4
Install liba52-0.7.4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install liba52-0.7.4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install liba52-0.7.4
Install liba52-0.7.4 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 liba52-0.7.4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install liba52-0.7.4
How To Uninstall liba52-0.7.4 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the liba52-0.7.4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove liba52-0.7.4
Uninstall liba52-0.7.4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall liba52-0.7.4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove liba52-0.7.4
Remove liba52-0.7.4 Configurations and Data
To remove liba52-0.7.4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge liba52-0.7.4
Remove liba52-0.7.4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove liba52-0.7.4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liba52-0.7.4
Dependencies
liba52-0.7.4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install liba52-0.7.4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.