How To Install libgstreamerd-3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgstreamerd-3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgstreamerd-3-dev
libgstreamerd-3-dev 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.
This package contains development files needed to write applications in the D programming language that use GStreamer.
There are three methods to install libgstreamerd-3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgstreamerd-3-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 libgstreamerd-3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgstreamerd-3-dev
Install libgstreamerd-3-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgstreamerd-3-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgstreamerd-3-dev
Install libgstreamerd-3-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libgstreamerd-3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgstreamerd-3-dev
How To Uninstall libgstreamerd-3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgstreamerd-3-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgstreamerd-3-dev
Uninstall libgstreamerd-3-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgstreamerd-3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgstreamerd-3-dev
Remove libgstreamerd-3-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgstreamerd-3-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgstreamerd-3-dev
Remove libgstreamerd-3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgstreamerd-3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgstreamerd-3-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgstreamerd-3-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
