How To Install libffmpeg-ocaml 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 libffmpeg-ocaml on Ubuntu.
What is libffmpeg-ocaml
libffmpeg-ocaml is:
The modules currently available are: Av: the module containing demuxers and muxers for reading and writing multimedia container formats. Avcodec: the module containing decoders and encoders for audio, video and subtitle codecs. Swresample: the module performing audio resampling, rematrixing and sample format conversion operations. Swscale: the module performing image scaling and color space/pixel format conversion operations. Avdevice: the module containing input and output devices for grabbing from and rendering to many common multimedia input/output software frameworks.
This package contains only the shared runtime stub libraries
There are three methods to install libffmpeg-ocaml 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 libffmpeg-ocaml Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libffmpeg-ocaml using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libffmpeg-ocaml
Install libffmpeg-ocaml Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libffmpeg-ocaml using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libffmpeg-ocaml
Install libffmpeg-ocaml 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 libffmpeg-ocaml using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libffmpeg-ocaml
How To Uninstall libffmpeg-ocaml on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libffmpeg-ocaml package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libffmpeg-ocaml
Uninstall libffmpeg-ocaml And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libffmpeg-ocaml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libffmpeg-ocaml
Remove libffmpeg-ocaml Configurations and Data
To remove libffmpeg-ocaml configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libffmpeg-ocaml
Remove libffmpeg-ocaml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libffmpeg-ocaml configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libffmpeg-ocaml
Dependencies
libffmpeg-ocaml have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libffmpeg-ocaml package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.