How To Install mediaconch on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mediaconch on Debian 9.
What is mediaconch
mediaconch is:
MediaConch is an extensible, open source software project consisting of an implementation checker, policy checker, reporter, and fixer that targets preservation-level audiovisual files (specifically Matroska, Linear Pulse Code Modulation (LPCM) and FF Video Codec 1 (FFV1)) for use in memory institutions, providing detailed and batch-level conformance checking via an adaptable and flexible application program interface accessible by the command line, a graphical user interface, or a web-based shell.
This package contains the command-line utiltiy.
There are three methods to install mediaconch 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 mediaconch Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mediaconch using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mediaconch
Install mediaconch Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mediaconch using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mediaconch
Install mediaconch 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 mediaconch using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mediaconch
How To Uninstall mediaconch on Debian 9
To uninstall only the mediaconch package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mediaconch
Uninstall mediaconch And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mediaconch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mediaconch
Remove mediaconch Configurations and Data
To remove mediaconch configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mediaconch
Remove mediaconch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mediaconch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mediaconch
Dependencies
mediaconch have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mediaconch package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.