How To Install libburn4 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libburn4 on Debian 11. libburn4 is library to provide CD/DVD/BD writing functions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libburn4 on Debian 11.

What is libburn4

libburn4 is:

libburn is a library for reading and writing optical discs. Supported media are: CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+R/DL, DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-R/DL, BD-R, BD-RE.

There are three methods to install libburn4 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libburn4 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libburn4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libburn4

Install libburn4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libburn4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libburn4

Install libburn4 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 libburn4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libburn4

How To Uninstall libburn4 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libburn4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libburn4

Uninstall libburn4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libburn4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libburn4

Remove libburn4 Configurations and Data

To remove libburn4 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libburn4

Remove libburn4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libburn4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libburn4

Dependencies

libburn4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libburn4 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.