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

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "vlc" package

This tutorial shows how to install vlc on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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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 guidance below to uninstall vlc on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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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 11 (Bullseye)

Package: vlc
Version: 3.0.17.4-0+deb11u1
Installed-Size: 231
Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Provides: mp3-decoder
Depends: vlc-bin (= 3.0.17.4-0+deb11u1), vlc-plugin-base (= 3.0.17.4-0+deb11u1), vlc-plugin-qt (= 3.0.17.4-0+deb11u1), vlc-plugin-video-output (= 3.0.17.4-0+deb11u1)
Recommends: vlc-l10n (= 3.0.17.4-0+deb11u1), vlc-plugin-access-extra (= 3.0.17.4-0+deb11u1), vlc-plugin-notify (= 3.0.17.4-0+deb11u1), vlc-plugin-samba (= 3.0.17.4-0+deb11u1), vlc-plugin-skins2 (= 3.0.17.4-0+deb11u1), vlc-plugin-video-splitter (= 3.0.17.4-0+deb11u1), vlc-plugin-visualization (= 3.0.17.4-0+deb11u1)
Suggests: vlc-plugin-fluidsynth (= 3.0.17.4-0+deb11u1), vlc-plugin-jack (= 3.0.17.4-0+deb11u1), vlc-plugin-svg (= 3.0.17.4-0+deb11u1)
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_3.0.17.4-0+deb11u1_amd64.deb
Size: 145296
MD5sum: ccb3b0bb969e08fa4b31aedbd23bdb7f
SHA256: bc98623e22764c23e0f9f6a4293d7e6b3f35e5716161b405b95344eeb8f6fd96