How To Install libavformat59 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libavformat59 on Debian 12.
What is libavformat59
libavformat59 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 libavformat59 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 libavformat59 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libavformat59 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libavformat59
Install libavformat59 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libavformat59 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libavformat59
Install libavformat59 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 libavformat59 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libavformat59
How To Uninstall libavformat59 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libavformat59 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libavformat59
Uninstall libavformat59 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libavformat59 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libavformat59
Remove libavformat59 Configurations and Data
To remove libavformat59 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libavformat59
Remove libavformat59 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libavformat59 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libavformat59
Dependencies
libavformat59 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libavformat59 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.