How To Install libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 on Debian 9.
What is libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0
libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 is:
GStreamer is a streaming media framework, based on graphs of filters which operate on media data. Applications using this library can do anything from real-time sound processing to playing videos, and just about anything else media-related. Its plugin-based architecture means that new data types or processing capabilities can be added simply by installing new plug-ins.
GStreamer Bad Plug-ins is a set of plug-ins that aren’t up to par compared to the rest. They might be close to being good quality, but they’re missing something - be it a good code review, some documentation, a set of tests, a real live maintainer, or some actual wide use.
This package contains shared GStreamer libraries from the “bad” set. The API is not guaranteed to be stable.
There are three methods to install libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 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 libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0
Install libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0
Install libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 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 libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0
How To Uninstall libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0
Uninstall libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0
Remove libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 Configurations and Data
To remove libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0
Remove libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0
Dependencies
libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libegl1-mesa
- libgl1-mesa-glx
- libglib2.0-0
- libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0
- libgstreamer1.0-0
- libwayland-client0
- libwayland-egl1-mesa
- libx11-6
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.