How to Install and Uninstall libavcodec-dev Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "libavcodec-dev" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install libavcodec-dev on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libavcodec-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libavcodec-dev" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libavcodec-dev on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: libavcodec-dev
Source: ffmpeg
Version: 7:4.1.9-0+deb10u1
Installed-Size: 20436
Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libavcodec58 (= 7:4.1.9-0+deb10u1), libavutil-dev (= 7:4.1.9-0+deb10u1), libswresample-dev (= 7:4.1.9-0+deb10u1)
Description: FFmpeg library with de/encoders for audio/video codecs - development files
Description-md5: 2a62521830e42037d8140eba51f0355c
Homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/
Multi-Arch: same
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/updates/main/f/ffmpeg/libavcodec-dev_4.1.9-0+deb10u1_amd64.deb
Size: 5336392
MD5sum: e3b2a9dc592daebfd4da3ba28db49524
SHA256: 6686a36b46fd7410bbaf8eb3fc8c6429064b80da1941bd7723d4aabf453a02e6

Package: libavcodec-dev
Source: ffmpeg
Version: 7:4.1.8-0+deb10u1
Installed-Size: 20435
Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libavcodec58 (= 7:4.1.8-0+deb10u1), libavutil-dev (= 7:4.1.8-0+deb10u1), libswresample-dev (= 7:4.1.8-0+deb10u1)
Description: FFmpeg library with de/encoders for audio/video codecs - development files
Description-md5: 2a62521830e42037d8140eba51f0355c
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/
Tag: devel::lang:c, devel::library, implemented-in::c, role::devel-lib,
role::program, works-with::video
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/f/ffmpeg/libavcodec-dev_4.1.8-0+deb10u1_amd64.deb
Size: 5334440
MD5sum: 545746884cee3b1eb99924b7d15b02fb
SHA256: 24667fb43080b7239a9e0a4ff413f881ebc98313e980de2f8e92a140a121dbd3