How to Install libavformat-dev software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

How to Install libavformat-dev software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

libavformat-dev software package provides Development files for libavformat, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install libavformat-dev 

libavformat-dev is installed in your system.

Make ensure the libavformat-dev package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libavformat-dev *

You will get with libavformat-dev package name, version, architecture and description in a table

libavformat-dev package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin
Section Library development
Package libavformat-dev
Version 4:0.8.17-0ubuntu0.12.04.2 [amd
Description Development files for libavformat
Sub Section libdevel


See Also, How to uninstall or remove libavformat-dev software package from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)?