How To Install libmediascanner-2.0-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmediascanner-2.0-dev on Debian 12.
What is libmediascanner-2.0-dev
libmediascanner-2.0-dev is:
Media Scanner 2.0 is a user session D-Bus services that scans files (and etects changes) in the user’s home directory relevant for media apps (such as the gallery app, the music player app, the mediaplayer app, etc.).
This package provides the infrastructure for using the media scanner’s access library in C++ based projects.
There are three methods to install libmediascanner-2.0-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 libmediascanner-2.0-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 libmediascanner-2.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmediascanner-2.0-dev
Install libmediascanner-2.0-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmediascanner-2.0-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmediascanner-2.0-dev
Install libmediascanner-2.0-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 libmediascanner-2.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmediascanner-2.0-dev
How To Uninstall libmediascanner-2.0-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libmediascanner-2.0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmediascanner-2.0-dev
Uninstall libmediascanner-2.0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmediascanner-2.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmediascanner-2.0-dev
Remove libmediascanner-2.0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmediascanner-2.0-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmediascanner-2.0-dev
Remove libmediascanner-2.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmediascanner-2.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmediascanner-2.0-dev
Dependencies
libmediascanner-2.0-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmediascanner-2.0-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
