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

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "vlc" package

Please follow the steps below to install vlc on Debian 10 (Buster)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall vlc on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: vlc
Version: 3.0.17.4-0+deb10u1
Installed-Size: 230
Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Provides: mp3-decoder
Depends: vlc-bin (= 3.0.17.4-0+deb10u1), vlc-plugin-base (= 3.0.17.4-0+deb10u1), vlc-plugin-qt (= 3.0.17.4-0+deb10u1), vlc-plugin-video-output (= 3.0.17.4-0+deb10u1)
Description: multimedia player and streamer
Description-md5: d96da6b991aa50928533b16fb11b3136
Homepage: https://www.videolan.org/vlc/
Recommends: vlc-l10n (= 3.0.17.4-0+deb10u1), vlc-plugin-notify (= 3.0.17.4-0+deb10u1), vlc-plugin-samba (= 3.0.17.4-0+deb10u1), vlc-plugin-skins2 (= 3.0.17.4-0+deb10u1), vlc-plugin-video-splitter (= 3.0.17.4-0+deb10u1), vlc-plugin-visualization (= 3.0.17.4-0+deb10u1)
Section: video
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_3.0.17.4-0+deb10u1_amd64.deb
Size: 144532
MD5sum: ba1d316ff52cdd9fa314cd3c173d4543
SHA256: a5a383c40c04280f431829147578bc148a0d4ffb8cee47391d181d50b40819a7

Package: vlc
Version: 3.0.12-0+deb10u1
Installed-Size: 225
Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Provides: mp3-decoder
Depends: vlc-bin (= 3.0.12-0+deb10u1), vlc-plugin-base (= 3.0.12-0+deb10u1), vlc-plugin-qt (= 3.0.12-0+deb10u1), vlc-plugin-video-output (= 3.0.12-0+deb10u1)
Recommends: vlc-l10n (= 3.0.12-0+deb10u1), vlc-plugin-notify (= 3.0.12-0+deb10u1), vlc-plugin-samba (= 3.0.12-0+deb10u1), vlc-plugin-skins2 (= 3.0.12-0+deb10u1), vlc-plugin-video-splitter (= 3.0.12-0+deb10u1), vlc-plugin-visualization (= 3.0.12-0+deb10u1)
Description: multimedia player and streamer
Description-md5: d96da6b991aa50928533b16fb11b3136
Homepage: https://www.videolan.org/vlc/
Tag: hardware::storage, hardware::storage:cd, hardware::storage:dvd,
hardware::video, implemented-in::c, implemented-in::c++,
interface::commandline, interface::graphical, interface::x11,
protocol::ipv6, protocol::ssl, role::program, scope::application,
scope::utility, sound::compression, sound::player, uitoolkit::ncurses,
uitoolkit::qt, use::converting, use::playing, works-with-format::TODO,
works-with-format::mp3, works-with-format::oggtheora,
works-with-format::oggvorbis, works-with-format::wav, works-with::TODO,
works-with::audio, works-with::video, x11::application
Section: video
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/v/vlc/vlc_3.0.12-0+deb10u1_amd64.deb
Size: 142076
MD5sum: 0c06572eaec4b31996603fba838c4497
SHA256: df7fad928f51bb8a48350682677d7d3589c1c56771c46763234e57b3aedc3115