How to Install and Uninstall faad Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: February 03,2025

You can also install and uninstall the faad on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "faad" package

Please follow the guidance below to install faad on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall faad on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                faad
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the faad package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: faad
Source: faad2
Version: 2.10.1-1
Installed-Size: 72
Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: faad2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libfaad2 (>= 2.8.2)
Conflicts: faad2
Description: freeware Advanced Audio Decoder player
Description-md5: 12b068dd9c125bf5c6384cfcb76f44c0
Homepage: https://github.com/knik0/faad2
Tag: interface::commandline, role::program, scope::utility,
sound::compression, use::converting, works-with::audio
Section: sound
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/f/faad2/faad_2.10.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 25748
MD5sum: 13d0c2a04839aa0f60ae621982086989
SHA256: fbedbcca60490e52f1607ff92f558fcecab31f0eb9ca53526eb97e1f975493c2