Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgav1-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libgav1-dev
libgav1-dev is:
This package contains the header file and development library of gav1.
Gav1 is A new decoder implementation for AV1 video encoding format (supporting
profiles 0 and 1).
There are three methods to install libgav1-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgav1-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgav1-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgav1-dev
Install libgav1-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgav1-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgav1-dev
Install libgav1-dev Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libgav1-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgav1-dev
How To Uninstall libgav1-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libgav1-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgav1-dev
Uninstall libgav1-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgav1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgav1-dev
Remove libgav1-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgav1-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgav1-dev
Remove libgav1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgav1-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgav1-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgav1-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
