How To Install libass5 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libass5 on Debian 9.
What is libass5
libass5 is:
SubStation Alpha (SSA) is a subtitle file format that allows more advanced subtitles than the conventional SRT and similar formats.
This package contains the shared library for libass.
There are three methods to install libass5 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 libass5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libass5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libass5
Install libass5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libass5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libass5
Install libass5 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 libass5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libass5
How To Uninstall libass5 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libass5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libass5
Uninstall libass5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libass5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libass5
Remove libass5 Configurations and Data
To remove libass5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libass5
Remove libass5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libass5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libass5
Dependencies
libass5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libass5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.