How To Install mediastreamer2-plugin-openh264 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mediastreamer2-plugin-openh264 on Debian 12.
What is mediastreamer2-plugin-openh264
mediastreamer2-plugin-openh264 is:
This package contains a plugin for the Mediastreamer2 streaming framework enabling the use of the OpenH264 codec.
There are three methods to install mediastreamer2-plugin-openh264 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 mediastreamer2-plugin-openh264 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mediastreamer2-plugin-openh264 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mediastreamer2-plugin-openh264
Install mediastreamer2-plugin-openh264 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mediastreamer2-plugin-openh264 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mediastreamer2-plugin-openh264
Install mediastreamer2-plugin-openh264 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 mediastreamer2-plugin-openh264 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mediastreamer2-plugin-openh264
How To Uninstall mediastreamer2-plugin-openh264 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the mediastreamer2-plugin-openh264 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mediastreamer2-plugin-openh264
Uninstall mediastreamer2-plugin-openh264 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mediastreamer2-plugin-openh264 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mediastreamer2-plugin-openh264
Remove mediastreamer2-plugin-openh264 Configurations and Data
To remove mediastreamer2-plugin-openh264 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mediastreamer2-plugin-openh264
Remove mediastreamer2-plugin-openh264 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mediastreamer2-plugin-openh264 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mediastreamer2-plugin-openh264
Dependencies
mediastreamer2-plugin-openh264 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mediastreamer2-plugin-openh264 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.