How To Install libmimic0 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmimic0 on Debian 9.
What is libmimic0
libmimic0 is:
libmimic is an open source video decoding library for decoding Mimic V2.x- encoded content (fourCC: ML20), which is the encoding used by MSN Messenger for webcam conversations.
There are three methods to install libmimic0 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libmimic0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmimic0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmimic0
Install libmimic0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmimic0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmimic0
Install libmimic0 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 libmimic0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmimic0
How To Uninstall libmimic0 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libmimic0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmimic0
Uninstall libmimic0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmimic0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmimic0
Remove libmimic0 Configurations and Data
To remove libmimic0 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmimic0
Remove libmimic0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmimic0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmimic0
Dependencies
libmimic0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmimic0 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.