How to Install and Uninstall ffmpeg Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "ffmpeg" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install ffmpeg on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall ffmpeg on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ffmpeg package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: ffmpeg
Version: 7:4.3.4-0+deb11u1
Installed-Size: 2147
Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: libav-tools (<< 6:12~~), qt-faststart (<< 7:2.7.1-3~)
Depends: libavcodec58 (= 7:4.3.4-0+deb11u1), libavdevice58 (= 7:4.3.4-0+deb11u1), libavfilter7 (= 7:4.3.4-0+deb11u1), libavformat58 (= 7:4.3.4-0+deb11u1), libavresample4 (= 7:4.3.4-0+deb11u1), libavutil56 (= 7:4.3.4-0+deb11u1), libc6 (>= 2.29), libpostproc55 (= 7:4.3.4-0+deb11u1), libsdl2-2.0-0 (>= 2.0.12), libswresample3 (= 7:4.3.4-0+deb11u1), libswscale5 (= 7:4.3.4-0+deb11u1)
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_4.3.4-0+deb11u1_amd64.deb
Size: 1595884
MD5sum: a244b27f4479f1ebb72365c448fb295f
SHA256: 80c4eff47112c9d881e1dec09309cf1242af45b6ad9ca1cc6f4c33cd60dcb3d4