How To Install libcanberra-gstreamer on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcanberra-gstreamer on Debian 9. libcanberra-gstreamer is GStreamer backend for libcanberra

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcanberra-gstreamer on Debian 9.

What is libcanberra-gstreamer

libcanberra-gstreamer is:

libcanberra defines a simple abstract interface for playing event sounds.

This package contains the GStreamer backend for libcanberra.

There are three methods to install libcanberra-gstreamer 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 libcanberra-gstreamer Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libcanberra-gstreamer

Install libcanberra-gstreamer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcanberra-gstreamer

Install libcanberra-gstreamer 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 libcanberra-gstreamer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcanberra-gstreamer

How To Uninstall libcanberra-gstreamer on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libcanberra-gstreamer package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcanberra-gstreamer

Uninstall libcanberra-gstreamer And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcanberra-gstreamer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcanberra-gstreamer

Remove libcanberra-gstreamer Configurations and Data

To remove libcanberra-gstreamer configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcanberra-gstreamer

Remove libcanberra-gstreamer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcanberra-gstreamer

Dependencies

libcanberra-gstreamer have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcanberra-gstreamer package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.