How To Install libopenh264-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libopenh264-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libopenh264-dev is OpenH264 Video Codec - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenh264-dev on Debian 12.

What is libopenh264-dev

libopenh264-dev is:

OpenH264 is a codec library which supports H.264 encoding and decoding. It is suitable for use in real time applications such as WebRTC.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libopenh264-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 libopenh264-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 libopenh264-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopenh264-dev

Install libopenh264-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenh264-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libopenh264-dev

Install libopenh264-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 libopenh264-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopenh264-dev

How To Uninstall libopenh264-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libopenh264-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopenh264-dev

Uninstall libopenh264-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopenh264-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenh264-dev

Remove libopenh264-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libopenh264-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopenh264-dev

Remove libopenh264-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libopenh264-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenh264-dev

Dependencies

libopenh264-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenh264-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.