How To Install libsmpeg-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmpeg-dev on Debian 12.
What is libsmpeg-dev
libsmpeg-dev is:
SMPEG (SDL MPEG Player Library) is a free MPEG1 video player library with sound support. Video playback is based on the ubiquitous Berkeley MPEG player, mpeg_play v2.2. Audio is played through a slightly modified mpegsound library, part of splay v0.8.2. SMPEG supports MPEG audio (MP3), MPEG-1 video, and MPEG system streams.
This package contains the development files (headers and static libraries) for libsmpeg. It is only needed if you want to compile programs that use SMPEG.
There are three methods to install libsmpeg-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 libsmpeg-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 libsmpeg-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsmpeg-dev
Install libsmpeg-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsmpeg-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsmpeg-dev
Install libsmpeg-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 libsmpeg-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsmpeg-dev
How To Uninstall libsmpeg-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libsmpeg-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsmpeg-dev
Uninstall libsmpeg-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsmpeg-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsmpeg-dev
Remove libsmpeg-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsmpeg-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsmpeg-dev
Remove libsmpeg-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsmpeg-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsmpeg-dev
Dependencies
libsmpeg-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmpeg-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
