How To Install libtheora-dev on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtheora-dev on Debian 9.

What is libtheora-dev

libtheora-dev is:

Theora is a fully open, non-proprietary, patent-and-royalty-free, general-purpose compressed video format.

This package contains the header files needed to develop applications with libtheora.

There are three methods to install libtheora-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libtheora-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 libtheora-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtheora-dev

Install libtheora-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libtheora-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libtheora-dev

How To Uninstall libtheora-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libtheora-dev

Uninstall libtheora-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtheora-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtheora-dev

Remove libtheora-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libtheora-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtheora-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libtheora-dev have the following dependencies:

• libtheora0
• libogg-dev

References

• libtheora-dev website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtheora-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.