[SOLVED] Gstreamer and other multimedia codecs for Debian 12?

globetrotterdk · 03-13-2024, 02:55 PM

I haven't used Debian in donkey's years and am doing my due diligence before installing Debian 12. How does one get multimedia codecs such as Gstreamer and other usual suspects installed? I see that the debian-multimedia repo is not recommended.

In Fedora, I just activate RPM Fusion and then run:

Code:

$ sudo dnf install rpmfusion-free-release-tainted -y
$ sudo dnf install rpmfusion-nonfree-release-tainted -y
$ sudo dnf update -y
$ sudo dnf groupupdate core -y
$ sudo dnf install dnf-plugins-core -y

and then

Code:

$ sudo dnf install gstreamer1-plugins-{bad-\*,good-\*,base} gstreamer1-plugin-openh264 gstreamer1-libav --exclude=gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-devel -y
$ sudo dnf install lame* --exclude=lame-devel -y
$ sudo dnf group upgrade --with-optional --allowerasing Multimedia -y
$ sudo dnf install ffmpeg ffmpeg-devel -y

GlennsPref · 03-13-2024, 04:34 PM

I tend to use the default install with gstreamer plus ffmpeg, flac and faac seem to cover (or drag in any deps) everything I need for playing music and movies.

Quote:

I see that the debian-multimedia repo is not recommended.

I have used it for installing ffmulticonverter and it's dependants...

I "think" it's for "multimedia producers" mostly, offering the bleeding edge versions for them. It's stable and it works.

And for general users it can mess up non-debian system upgrades, causing a "dependancy hell" situation.

You may not need it, imho of a non-producer

I hope this helps.