How To Install libgpac4 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpac4 on Debian 9.
What is libgpac4
libgpac4 is:
GPAC stands for GPAC Project on Advanced Content (a recursive acronym). It is an Open Source multimedia framework for research and academic purposes. The project covers different aspects of multimedia, with a focus on presentation technologies (graphics, animation and interactivity).
This package contains the shared libraries used at runtime in depending packages.
There are three methods to install libgpac4 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 libgpac4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgpac4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgpac4
Install libgpac4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgpac4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgpac4
Install libgpac4 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 libgpac4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgpac4
How To Uninstall libgpac4 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgpac4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgpac4
Uninstall libgpac4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgpac4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgpac4
Remove libgpac4 Configurations and Data
To remove libgpac4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgpac4
Remove libgpac4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgpac4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgpac4
Dependencies
libgpac4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpac4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.