How To Install libavfilter-extra on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libavfilter-extra on Debian 9.
What is libavfilter-extra
libavfilter-extra is:
FFmpeg is the leading multimedia framework, able to decode, encode, transcode, mux, demux, stream, filter and play pretty much anything that humans and machines have created. It supports the most obscure ancient formats up to the cutting edge.
This metapackage depends on the latest version of the libavfilter variant that offers additional filter support. Application packages can depend on it if they require or suggest this variant in a robust manner.
There are three methods to install libavfilter-extra 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 libavfilter-extra Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libavfilter-extra using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libavfilter-extra
Install libavfilter-extra Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libavfilter-extra using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libavfilter-extra
Install libavfilter-extra 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 libavfilter-extra using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libavfilter-extra
How To Uninstall libavfilter-extra on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libavfilter-extra package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libavfilter-extra
Uninstall libavfilter-extra And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libavfilter-extra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libavfilter-extra
Remove libavfilter-extra Configurations and Data
To remove libavfilter-extra configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libavfilter-extra
Remove libavfilter-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libavfilter-extra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libavfilter-extra
Dependencies
libavfilter-extra have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libavfilter-extra package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.