How To Install libtheora0 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtheora0 on Debian 11. libtheora0 is Theora Video Compression Codec

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtheora0 on Debian 11.

What is libtheora0

libtheora0 is:

Theora is an open video codec being developed by the Xiph.org Foundation as part of their Ogg project. Theora is originally derived from On2’s VP3 codec, and has improved on it significantly with the merging of code from the Thusnelda branch.

There are three methods to install libtheora0 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libtheora0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libtheora0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtheora0

Install libtheora0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtheora0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtheora0

Install libtheora0 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 libtheora0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtheora0

How To Uninstall libtheora0 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libtheora0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtheora0

Uninstall libtheora0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtheora0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtheora0

Remove libtheora0 Configurations and Data

To remove libtheora0 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtheora0

Remove libtheora0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtheora0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtheora0

Dependencies

libtheora0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtheora0 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.