How To Install libavif-bin on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libavif-bin on Debian 12.
What is libavif-bin
libavif-bin is:
This library aims to be a friendly, portable C implementation of the AV1 Image File Format as described in https://aomediacodec.github.io/av1-avif/.
This package provides several utilities provided by the library:
- avifdec
- avifenc
There are three methods to install libavif-bin 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 libavif-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libavif-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libavif-bin
Install libavif-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libavif-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libavif-bin
Install libavif-bin 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 libavif-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libavif-bin
How To Uninstall libavif-bin on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libavif-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libavif-bin
Uninstall libavif-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libavif-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libavif-bin
Remove libavif-bin Configurations and Data
To remove libavif-bin configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libavif-bin
Remove libavif-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libavif-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libavif-bin
Dependencies
libavif-bin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libavif-bin package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
