How To Install libquicktime2 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libquicktime2 on Debian 10.
What is libquicktime2
libquicktime2 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.
There are three methods to install libquicktime2 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libquicktime2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libquicktime2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libquicktime2
Install libquicktime2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libquicktime2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libquicktime2
Install libquicktime2 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 libquicktime2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libquicktime2
How To Uninstall libquicktime2 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libquicktime2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libquicktime2
Uninstall libquicktime2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libquicktime2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libquicktime2
Remove libquicktime2 Configurations and Data
To remove libquicktime2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libquicktime2
Remove libquicktime2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libquicktime2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libquicktime2
Dependencies
libquicktime2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libquicktime2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
