How To Install mp4v2-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install mp4v2-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. mp4v2-dbg is library to read, create, and modify mp4 files (debug)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mp4v2-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is mp4v2-dbg

mp4v2-dbg is:

The MP4v2 library provides an API to create and modify mp4 files as defined by ISO-IEC:14496-1:2001 MPEG-4 Systems. This file format is derived from Apple’s QuickTime file format that has been used as a multimedia file format in a variety of platforms and applications. It is a very powerful and extensible format that can accommodate practically any type of media.

MP4v2 was originally bundled with mpeg4ip library, but has been moved into its own maintained library due to a combination of the cessation of support of mpeg4ip and the usefulness of this library on its own.

This package contains the debugging symbols.

There are three methods to install mp4v2-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install mp4v2-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mp4v2-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mp4v2-dbg

Install mp4v2-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mp4v2-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mp4v2-dbg

Install mp4v2-dbg 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install mp4v2-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mp4v2-dbg

How To Uninstall mp4v2-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the mp4v2-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mp4v2-dbg

Uninstall mp4v2-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mp4v2-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mp4v2-dbg

Remove mp4v2-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove mp4v2-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mp4v2-dbg

Remove mp4v2-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mp4v2-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mp4v2-dbg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mp4v2-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.