How To Install libmedia-scan-perl on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmedia-scan-perl on Debian 12.
What is libmedia-scan-perl
libmedia-scan-perl is:
Media::Scan is a Perl module to:
- Scan a file tree for media files
- Generate audio, video, and image thumbnails at scan-time.
- Determine DLNA profile information during scanning
There are three methods to install libmedia-scan-perl 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 libmedia-scan-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmedia-scan-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmedia-scan-perl
Install libmedia-scan-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmedia-scan-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmedia-scan-perl
Install libmedia-scan-perl 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 libmedia-scan-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmedia-scan-perl
How To Uninstall libmedia-scan-perl on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libmedia-scan-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmedia-scan-perl
Uninstall libmedia-scan-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmedia-scan-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmedia-scan-perl
Remove libmedia-scan-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libmedia-scan-perl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmedia-scan-perl
Remove libmedia-scan-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmedia-scan-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmedia-scan-perl
Dependencies
libmedia-scan-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmedia-scan-perl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
