How To Install libavformat-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libavformat-dev on Debian 9.
What is libavformat-dev
libavformat-dev 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 library provides a generic framework for multiplexing and demultiplexing (muxing and demuxing) audio, video and subtitle streams. It encompasses multiple muxers and demuxers for multimedia container formats. It also supports several input and output protocols to access a media resource.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libavformat-dev 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 libavformat-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libavformat-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libavformat-dev
Install libavformat-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libavformat-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libavformat-dev
Install libavformat-dev 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 libavformat-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libavformat-dev
How To Uninstall libavformat-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libavformat-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libavformat-dev
Uninstall libavformat-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libavformat-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libavformat-dev
Remove libavformat-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libavformat-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libavformat-dev
Remove libavformat-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libavformat-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libavformat-dev
Dependencies
libavformat-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libavformat-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.