How To Install srt-tools on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install srt-tools on Debian 12.
What is srt-tools
srt-tools is:
SRT is a latency-aware UDP transport mechanism optimized for video streams. It detects and compensates for jitter and bandwidth fluctuations due to network congestion. It mitigates packet loss and supports AES encryption.
This package contains CLI tools.
There are three methods to install srt-tools 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 srt-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install srt-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install srt-tools
Install srt-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install srt-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install srt-tools
Install srt-tools 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 srt-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install srt-tools
How To Uninstall srt-tools on Debian 12
To uninstall only the srt-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove srt-tools
Uninstall srt-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall srt-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove srt-tools
Remove srt-tools Configurations and Data
To remove srt-tools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge srt-tools
Remove srt-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove srt-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge srt-tools
Dependencies
srt-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install srt-tools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
