How to Install and Uninstall ffmpeg Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "ffmpeg" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install ffmpeg on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ffmpeg
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ffmpeg" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall ffmpeg on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ffmpeg
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ffmpeg package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: ffmpeg
Version: 7:4.1.9-0+deb10u1
Installed-Size: 1967
Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: libav-tools (<< 6:12~~), qt-faststart (<< 7:2.7.1-3~)
Depends: libavcodec58 (= 7:4.1.9-0+deb10u1), libavdevice58 (= 7:4.1.9-0+deb10u1), libavfilter7 (= 7:4.1.9-0+deb10u1), libavformat58 (= 7:4.1.9-0+deb10u1), libavresample4 (= 7:4.1.9-0+deb10u1), libavutil56 (= 7:4.1.9-0+deb10u1), libc6 (>= 2.14), libpostproc55 (= 7:4.1.9-0+deb10u1), libsdl2-2.0-0 (>= 2.0.9), libswresample3 (= 7:4.1.9-0+deb10u1), libswscale5 (= 7:4.1.9-0+deb10u1)
Suggests: ffmpeg-doc
Breaks: libav-tools (<< 6:12~~), qt-faststart (<< 7:2.7.1-3~), winff (<< 1.5.5-5~)
Description: Tools for transcoding, streaming and playing of multimedia files
Description-md5: 65e8a3535a2f8cd488043b49edb871b2
Homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/
Multi-Arch: foreign
Section: video
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/updates/main/f/ffmpeg/ffmpeg_4.1.9-0+deb10u1_amd64.deb
Size: 1440908
MD5sum: 2df3cfd744dbd6c058301b6c12d40875
SHA256: eb46014ca9735dba060a15685e2a6397e12e7c7f8cda87aeadff2394e2afab8b

Package: ffmpeg
Version: 7:4.1.8-0+deb10u1
Installed-Size: 1966
Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: libav-tools (<< 6:12~~), qt-faststart (<< 7:2.7.1-3~)
Depends: libavcodec58 (= 7:4.1.8-0+deb10u1), libavdevice58 (= 7:4.1.8-0+deb10u1), libavfilter7 (= 7:4.1.8-0+deb10u1), libavformat58 (= 7:4.1.8-0+deb10u1), libavresample4 (= 7:4.1.8-0+deb10u1), libavutil56 (= 7:4.1.8-0+deb10u1), libc6 (>= 2.14), libpostproc55 (= 7:4.1.8-0+deb10u1), libsdl2-2.0-0 (>= 2.0.9), libswresample3 (= 7:4.1.8-0+deb10u1), libswscale5 (= 7:4.1.8-0+deb10u1)
Suggests: ffmpeg-doc
Breaks: libav-tools (<< 6:12~~), qt-faststart (<< 7:2.7.1-3~), winff (<< 1.5.5-5~)
Description: Tools for transcoding, streaming and playing of multimedia files
Description-md5: 65e8a3535a2f8cd488043b49edb871b2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, interface::graphical,
interface::x11, network::server, role::program, role::shared-lib,
scope::utility, uitoolkit::sdl, use::compressing, use::converting,
use::playing, works-with::audio, works-with::video, x11::application
Section: video
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/f/ffmpeg/ffmpeg_4.1.8-0+deb10u1_amd64.deb
Size: 1439872
MD5sum: 25c73c18645bfb9d18592f6a1314d527
SHA256: dcede14c5aad6eb66b97b1df8b4b143fc83f4d327456be70d274bbf4cd1ad625