How To Install pipewire-media-session on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pipewire-media-session on Debian 12.
What is pipewire-media-session
pipewire-media-session is:
PipeWire Media Session is an example session manager for PipeWire.
Note that it is HIGHLY recommended the use of WirePlumber instead.
There are three methods to install pipewire-media-session 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 pipewire-media-session Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pipewire-media-session using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pipewire-media-session
Install pipewire-media-session Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pipewire-media-session using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pipewire-media-session
Install pipewire-media-session 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 pipewire-media-session using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pipewire-media-session
How To Uninstall pipewire-media-session on Debian 12
To uninstall only the pipewire-media-session package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pipewire-media-session
Uninstall pipewire-media-session And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pipewire-media-session and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pipewire-media-session
Remove pipewire-media-session Configurations and Data
To remove pipewire-media-session configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pipewire-media-session
Remove pipewire-media-session configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pipewire-media-session configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pipewire-media-session
Dependencies
pipewire-media-session have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pipewire-media-session package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
