How To Install libmpv2 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpv2 on Debian 12.
What is libmpv2
libmpv2 is:
mpv is a movie player based on MPlayer and mplayer2. It supports a wide variety of video file formats, audio and video codecs, and subtitle types.
This package provides a client library that can be used to embed mpv in other applications.
There are three methods to install libmpv2 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 libmpv2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmpv2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmpv2
Install libmpv2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmpv2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmpv2
Install libmpv2 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 libmpv2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmpv2
How To Uninstall libmpv2 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libmpv2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmpv2
Uninstall libmpv2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmpv2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmpv2
Remove libmpv2 Configurations and Data
To remove libmpv2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmpv2
Remove libmpv2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmpv2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmpv2
Dependencies
libmpv2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpv2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
