How To Install libvdpau-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvdpau-dev on Debian 12.
What is libvdpau-dev
libvdpau-dev is:
VDPAU (Video Decode and Presentation API for Unix) is an open source library (libvdpau) and API designed by NVIDIA originally for its GeForce 8 series and later GPU hardware, targeted at the X Window System on Unix operating-systems (including Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris). This VDPAU API allows video programs to offload portions of the video decoding process and video post-processing to the GPU video-hardware.
This package contains the files necessary for development with VDPAU.
There are three methods to install libvdpau-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 libvdpau-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 libvdpau-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvdpau-dev
Install libvdpau-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvdpau-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvdpau-dev
Install libvdpau-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 libvdpau-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvdpau-dev
How To Uninstall libvdpau-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libvdpau-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvdpau-dev
Uninstall libvdpau-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvdpau-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvdpau-dev
Remove libvdpau-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvdpau-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvdpau-dev
Remove libvdpau-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvdpau-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvdpau-dev
Dependencies
libvdpau-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvdpau-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.