How To Install vlc-plugin-pipewire on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vlc-plugin-pipewire on Debian 12.
What is vlc-plugin-pipewire
vlc-plugin-pipewire is:
VLC is the VideoLAN project’s media player. It plays MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, WebM, FLAC, MP3, Ogg/Vorbis files, DVDs, VCDs, podcasts, and multimedia streams from various network sources.
This plugin provides seamless integration with PipeWire inside the VLC media player and LibVLC-based applications.
There are three methods to install vlc-plugin-pipewire 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 vlc-plugin-pipewire Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vlc-plugin-pipewire using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vlc-plugin-pipewire
Install vlc-plugin-pipewire Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vlc-plugin-pipewire using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vlc-plugin-pipewire
Install vlc-plugin-pipewire 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 vlc-plugin-pipewire using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vlc-plugin-pipewire
How To Uninstall vlc-plugin-pipewire on Debian 12
To uninstall only the vlc-plugin-pipewire package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vlc-plugin-pipewire
Uninstall vlc-plugin-pipewire And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vlc-plugin-pipewire and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vlc-plugin-pipewire
Remove vlc-plugin-pipewire Configurations and Data
To remove vlc-plugin-pipewire configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vlc-plugin-pipewire
Remove vlc-plugin-pipewire configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vlc-plugin-pipewire configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vlc-plugin-pipewire
Dependencies
vlc-plugin-pipewire have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vlc-plugin-pipewire package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
