How To Install libfaac-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libfaac-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libfaac-dev is AAC audio encoder (development)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfaac-dev on Debian 12.

What is libfaac-dev

libfaac-dev is:

The FAAC project includes the AAC encoder FAAC and decoder FAAD2. It supports several MPEG-4 object types (LC, Main, LTP, HE AAC, PS) and file formats (ADTS AAC, raw AAC, MP4), multichannel and gapless en/decoding as well as MP4 metadata tags. The codecs are compatible with standard-compliant audio applications using one or more of these profiles.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libfaac-dev 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 libfaac-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libfaac-dev

Install libfaac-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfaac-dev

Install libfaac-dev 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 libfaac-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfaac-dev

How To Uninstall libfaac-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libfaac-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfaac-dev

Uninstall libfaac-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfaac-dev

Remove libfaac-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libfaac-dev

Remove libfaac-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfaac-dev

Dependencies

libfaac-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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