How To Install libavformat58 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libavformat58 on Debian 10.
What is libavformat58
libavformat58 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 runtime files.
There are three methods to install libavformat58 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libavformat58 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libavformat58 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libavformat58
Install libavformat58 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libavformat58 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libavformat58
Install libavformat58 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 libavformat58 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libavformat58
How To Uninstall libavformat58 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libavformat58 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libavformat58
Uninstall libavformat58 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libavformat58 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libavformat58
Remove libavformat58 Configurations and Data
To remove libavformat58 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libavformat58
Remove libavformat58 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libavformat58 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libavformat58
Dependencies
libavformat58 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libavformat58 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.