How To Install libopenh264-6 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 349 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenh264-6 on Ubuntu.
What is libopenh264-6
libopenh264-6 is:
OpenH264 is a codec library which supports H.264 encoding and decoding. It is suitable for use in real time applications such as WebRTC.
There are three methods to install libopenh264-6 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 libopenh264-6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenh264-6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopenh264-6
Install libopenh264-6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenh264-6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopenh264-6
Install libopenh264-6 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 libopenh264-6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopenh264-6
How To Uninstall libopenh264-6 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libopenh264-6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopenh264-6
Uninstall libopenh264-6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopenh264-6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenh264-6
Remove libopenh264-6 Configurations and Data
To remove libopenh264-6 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopenh264-6
Remove libopenh264-6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopenh264-6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenh264-6
Dependencies
libopenh264-6 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenh264-6 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.