How To Install libgtk-4-media-gstreamer on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtk-4-media-gstreamer on Debian 12.
What is libgtk-4-media-gstreamer
libgtk-4-media-gstreamer is:
GTK is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK is suitable for projects ranging from small one-off tools to complete application suites.
This package contains the media module that uses GStreamer as backend.
There are three methods to install libgtk-4-media-gstreamer 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 libgtk-4-media-gstreamer Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgtk-4-media-gstreamer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgtk-4-media-gstreamer
Install libgtk-4-media-gstreamer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgtk-4-media-gstreamer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgtk-4-media-gstreamer
Install libgtk-4-media-gstreamer 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 libgtk-4-media-gstreamer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgtk-4-media-gstreamer
How To Uninstall libgtk-4-media-gstreamer on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libgtk-4-media-gstreamer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgtk-4-media-gstreamer
Uninstall libgtk-4-media-gstreamer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgtk-4-media-gstreamer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtk-4-media-gstreamer
Remove libgtk-4-media-gstreamer Configurations and Data
To remove libgtk-4-media-gstreamer configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgtk-4-media-gstreamer
Remove libgtk-4-media-gstreamer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgtk-4-media-gstreamer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtk-4-media-gstreamer
Dependencies
libgtk-4-media-gstreamer have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libglib2.0-0
- libgstreamer-gl1.0-0
- libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0
- libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0
- libgstreamer1.0-0
- libgtk-4-1
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtk-4-media-gstreamer package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
