How To Install libsdl-kitchensink-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libsdl-kitchensink-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libsdl-kitchensink-dev is FFmpeg and SDL2 based library for audio and video playback - Development files

Introduction

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

What is libsdl-kitchensink-dev

libsdl-kitchensink-dev is:

It provides FFmpeg-based audio and video playback for SDL which features:

  • Decoding video & audio via FFmpeg
  • Dumping video data on SDL_textures
  • Dumping audio data in the usual mono/stereo interleaved formats
  • Automatic audio and video conversion to SDL2 friendly formats
  • Synchronizing video & audio to clock
  • Seeking forwards and backwards
  • Bitmap & libass subtitle support

This package contains the development files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsdl-kitchensink-dev

Install libsdl-kitchensink-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsdl-kitchensink-dev

Install libsdl-kitchensink-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 libsdl-kitchensink-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsdl-kitchensink-dev

How To Uninstall libsdl-kitchensink-dev on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libsdl-kitchensink-dev

Uninstall libsdl-kitchensink-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsdl-kitchensink-dev

Remove libsdl-kitchensink-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsdl-kitchensink-dev

Remove libsdl-kitchensink-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsdl-kitchensink-dev

Dependencies

libsdl-kitchensink-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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