How To Install liblivemedia-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblivemedia-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is liblivemedia-dev
liblivemedia-dev is:
The live555.com streaming media code is a set of C++ libraries for multimedia streaming, using open standard protocols (RTP/RTCP, RTSP, SIP). These libraries can be used to build applications to stream, receive and process MPEG, H.263+ or JPEG video, several audio codecs, and can easily be extended to support additional codecs. They can also be used to build basic RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) or SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) clients and servers.
This package contains the headers and static libraries required to build applications that use live555.com.
There are three methods to install liblivemedia-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 liblivemedia-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 liblivemedia-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install liblivemedia-dev
Install liblivemedia-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install liblivemedia-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install liblivemedia-dev
Install liblivemedia-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 liblivemedia-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install liblivemedia-dev
How To Uninstall liblivemedia-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the liblivemedia-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove liblivemedia-dev
Uninstall liblivemedia-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall liblivemedia-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblivemedia-dev
Remove liblivemedia-dev Configurations and Data
To remove liblivemedia-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge liblivemedia-dev
Remove liblivemedia-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove liblivemedia-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblivemedia-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblivemedia-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
