How To Install libcrystalhd3 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcrystalhd3 on Debian 9. libcrystalhd3 is Crystal HD Video Decoder (shared library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcrystalhd3 on Debian 9.

What is libcrystalhd3

libcrystalhd3 is:

Crystal HD Solution is a product offered by Broadcom. It is used to enable flawless playback of 1080p high definition video across a wide range of systems.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libcrystalhd3 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 libcrystalhd3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcrystalhd3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcrystalhd3

Install libcrystalhd3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcrystalhd3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcrystalhd3

Install libcrystalhd3 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 libcrystalhd3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcrystalhd3

How To Uninstall libcrystalhd3 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libcrystalhd3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcrystalhd3

Uninstall libcrystalhd3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcrystalhd3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcrystalhd3

Remove libcrystalhd3 Configurations and Data

To remove libcrystalhd3 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcrystalhd3

Remove libcrystalhd3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcrystalhd3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcrystalhd3

Dependencies

libcrystalhd3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcrystalhd3 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.