How to Install and Uninstall ffmpeg Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "ffmpeg" package

Please follow the steps below to install ffmpeg on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ffmpeg
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ffmpeg" package

Learn how to uninstall ffmpeg on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ffmpeg
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ffmpeg package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: ffmpeg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/video
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2015
Depends: libavcodec58 (= 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1), libavdevice58 (= 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1), libavfilter7 (= 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1), libavformat58 (= 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1), libavresample4 (= 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1), libavutil56 (= 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1), libc6 (>= 2.29), libpostproc55 (= 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1), libsdl2-2.0-0 (>= 2.0.10), libswresample3 (= 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1), libswscale5 (= 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1)
Suggests: ffmpeg-doc
Breaks: libav-tools (<< 6:12~~), qt-faststart (<< 7:2.7.1-3~), winff (<< 1.5.5-5~)
Replaces: libav-tools (<< 6:12~~), qt-faststart (<< 7:2.7.1-3~)
Filename: pool/universe/f/ffmpeg/ffmpeg_4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 1452592
MD5sum: da675b8763938d2f63cdb0911ce5155b
SHA1: 0565ef5263178c4c70f017b1d8070a30fb8b5dd7
SHA256: 10766a38ee7ae457d29b110673c99d1eae452e26f4133a5c9401e653243c8862
SHA512: b8ec5eeb2e13fec1f523e5e1c5d6339d78e045e05aca37dbbc3d83949b0e4121118186968834dd8edceab9d37bfe6f4ecce4c79a774c2a62020c13a8cb87c401
Homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/
Description: Tools for transcoding, streaming and playing of multimedia files
Description-md5: 65e8a3535a2f8cd488043b49edb871b2
Task: ubuntustudio-video, ubuntustudio-audio, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

Package: ffmpeg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7:4.2.2-1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/video
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2006
Depends: libavcodec58 (= 7:4.2.2-1ubuntu1), libavdevice58 (= 7:4.2.2-1ubuntu1), libavfilter7 (= 7:4.2.2-1ubuntu1), libavformat58 (= 7:4.2.2-1ubuntu1), libavresample4 (= 7:4.2.2-1ubuntu1), libavutil56 (= 7:4.2.2-1ubuntu1), libc6 (>= 2.29), libpostproc55 (= 7:4.2.2-1ubuntu1), libsdl2-2.0-0 (>= 2.0.10), libswresample3 (= 7:4.2.2-1ubuntu1), libswscale5 (= 7:4.2.2-1ubuntu1)
Suggests: ffmpeg-doc
Breaks: libav-tools (<< 6:12~~), qt-faststart (<< 7:2.7.1-3~), winff (<< 1.5.5-5~)
Replaces: libav-tools (<< 6:12~~), qt-faststart (<< 7:2.7.1-3~)
Filename: pool/universe/f/ffmpeg/ffmpeg_4.2.2-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 1452156
MD5sum: 51c97f2d9b20af0dc067c5a5431d403e
SHA1: 7105a3c51543b6259121c09cde164fdc90ff3e9a
SHA256: c8bd3b09579ba98a964ab490513a4ac6224841dec163536f4d055faecf030d6f
Homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/
Description: Tools for transcoding, streaming and playing of multimedia files
Description-md5: 65e8a3535a2f8cd488043b49edb871b2
Task: ubuntustudio-video, ubuntustudio-audio, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop