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