How To Install gstreamer1.0-plugins-base on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1.0-plugins-base on Ubuntu.

What is `gstreamer1.0-plugins-base`

gstreamer1.0-plugins-base is:

GStreamer is a streaming media framework, based on graphs of filters which operate on media data. Applications using this library can do anything from real-time sound processing to playing videos, and just about anything else media-related. Its plugin-based architecture means that new data types or processing capabilities can be added simply by installing new plug-ins.

This package contains the GStreamer plugins from the “base” set, an essential exemplary set of elements.

There are three methods to install gstreamer1.0-plugins-base on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gstreamer1.0-plugins-base Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gstreamer1.0-plugins-base using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gstreamer1.0-plugins-base

Install gstreamer1.0-plugins-base Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gstreamer1.0-plugins-base using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gstreamer1.0-plugins-base

Install gstreamer1.0-plugins-base 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 gstreamer1.0-plugins-base using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gstreamer1.0-plugins-base

How To Uninstall gstreamer1.0-plugins-base on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the gstreamer1.0-plugins-base package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gstreamer1.0-plugins-base

Uninstall gstreamer1.0-plugins-base And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gstreamer1.0-plugins-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gstreamer1.0-plugins-base

Remove gstreamer1.0-plugins-base Configurations and Data

To remove gstreamer1.0-plugins-base configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gstreamer1.0-plugins-base

Remove gstreamer1.0-plugins-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gstreamer1.0-plugins-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gstreamer1.0-plugins-base

Dependencies

gstreamer1.0-plugins-base have the following dependencies:

References

gstreamer1.0-plugins-base website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1.0-plugins-base package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.