How To Install libavcodec-extra58 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 libavcodec-extra58 on Ubuntu.
What is libavcodec-extra58
libavcodec-extra58 is:
FFmpeg is the leading multimedia framework, able to decode, encode, transcode, mux, demux, stream, filter and play pretty much anything that humans and machines have created. It supports the most obscure ancient formats up to the cutting edge.
This library provides a generic encoding/decoding framework and contains multiple decoders and encoders for audio, video and subtitle streams, and several bitstream filters.
The shared architecture provides various services ranging from bit stream I/O to DSP optimizations, and makes it suitable for implementing robust and fast codecs as well as for experimentation.
This package replaces the libavcodec58 package and contains the following additional codecs:
- ARIB STD-B24 Captions (Subtitle Decoder)
- OpenCORE Adaptive Multi-Rate (AMR) Narrow-Band (Encoder/Decoder)
- OpenCORE Adaptive Multi-Rate (AMR) Wide-Band (Decoder)
- Android VisualOn Adaptive Multi-Rate (AMR) Wide-Band (Encoder)
Because this package links against libraries that are licensed under Apache License 2.0, the resulting binaries are distributed under the GPL version 3 or later.
There are three methods to install libavcodec-extra58 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 libavcodec-extra58 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libavcodec-extra58 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libavcodec-extra58
Install libavcodec-extra58 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libavcodec-extra58 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libavcodec-extra58
Install libavcodec-extra58 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 libavcodec-extra58 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libavcodec-extra58
How To Uninstall libavcodec-extra58 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libavcodec-extra58 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libavcodec-extra58
Uninstall libavcodec-extra58 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libavcodec-extra58 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libavcodec-extra58
Remove libavcodec-extra58 Configurations and Data
To remove libavcodec-extra58 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libavcodec-extra58
Remove libavcodec-extra58 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libavcodec-extra58 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libavcodec-extra58
Dependencies
libavcodec-extra58 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libavcodec-extra58 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.