How To Install libdvd-pkg on Debian 12

Learn how to install libdvd-pkg on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libdvd-pkg is DVD-Video playing library - installer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdvd-pkg on Debian 12.

What is libdvd-pkg

libdvd-pkg is:

This package provides libraries that are needed for playing video DVDs with a media player (such as VLC, SMplayer, Totem, etc.). It automates the process of downloading source files, compiling them, and installing the binary packages.

There are three methods to install libdvd-pkg 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 libdvd-pkg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libdvd-pkg

Install libdvd-pkg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdvd-pkg

Install libdvd-pkg 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 libdvd-pkg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdvd-pkg

How To Uninstall libdvd-pkg on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libdvd-pkg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdvd-pkg

Uninstall libdvd-pkg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdvd-pkg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdvd-pkg

Remove libdvd-pkg Configurations and Data

To remove libdvd-pkg configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdvd-pkg

Remove libdvd-pkg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdvd-pkg

Dependencies

libdvd-pkg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdvd-pkg package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.