How To Install libass9 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libass9 on Debian 12.
What is libass9
libass9 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 libass9 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libass9 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libass9 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libass9
Install libass9 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libass9 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libass9
Install libass9 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 libass9 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libass9
How To Uninstall libass9 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libass9 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libass9
Uninstall libass9 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libass9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libass9
Remove libass9 Configurations and Data
To remove libass9 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libass9
Remove libass9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libass9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libass9
Dependencies
libass9 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libass9 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.