How To Install libx265-95 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx265-95 on Debian 9. libx265-95 is H.265/HEVC video stream encoder (shared library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx265-95 on Debian 9.

What is libx265-95

libx265-95 is:

libx265 is an encoding library for creating H.265/High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) video streams.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libx265-95 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 libx265-95 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libx265-95 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libx265-95

Install libx265-95 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libx265-95 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libx265-95

Install libx265-95 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 libx265-95 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libx265-95

How To Uninstall libx265-95 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libx265-95 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libx265-95

Uninstall libx265-95 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libx265-95 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libx265-95

Remove libx265-95 Configurations and Data

To remove libx265-95 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libx265-95

Remove libx265-95 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libx265-95 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libx265-95

Dependencies

libx265-95 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx265-95 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.