How To Install libvlccore-dev on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvlccore-dev on Debian 11.
What is libvlccore-dev
libvlccore-dev is:
VLC is the VideoLAN project’s media player. It plays MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, WebM, FLAC, MP3, Ogg/Vorbis files, DVDs, VCDs, podcasts, and multimedia streams from various network sources.
This package contains headers and a static library required to build plugins for VLC.
There are three methods to install libvlccore-dev 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 libvlccore-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 libvlccore-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvlccore-dev
Install libvlccore-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvlccore-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvlccore-dev
Install libvlccore-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 libvlccore-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvlccore-dev
How To Uninstall libvlccore-dev on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libvlccore-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvlccore-dev
Uninstall libvlccore-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvlccore-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvlccore-dev
Remove libvlccore-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvlccore-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvlccore-dev
Remove libvlccore-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvlccore-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvlccore-dev
Dependencies
libvlccore-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvlccore-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.