How To Install libquicktime-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libquicktime-dev on Debian 12.
What is libquicktime-dev
libquicktime-dev is:
libquicktime is a library for reading and writing QuickTime files on UNIX systems. Video CODECs supported by this library are OpenDivX, MJPA, JPEG Photo, PNG, RGB, YUV 4:2:2, and YUV 4:2:0 compression. Supported audio CODECs are Ogg Vorbis, IMA4, ulaw, and any linear PCM format.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libquicktime-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 libquicktime-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 libquicktime-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libquicktime-dev
Install libquicktime-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libquicktime-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libquicktime-dev
Install libquicktime-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 libquicktime-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libquicktime-dev
How To Uninstall libquicktime-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libquicktime-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libquicktime-dev
Uninstall libquicktime-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libquicktime-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libquicktime-dev
Remove libquicktime-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libquicktime-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libquicktime-dev
Remove libquicktime-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libquicktime-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libquicktime-dev
Dependencies
libquicktime-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libquicktime-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.