How to Install and Uninstall chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:1snap1-0ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/web
Source: chromium-browser
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 10
Conflicts: chromium-codecs-ffmpeg
Replaces: chromium-codecs-ffmpeg
Filename: pool/universe/c/chromium-browser/chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra_1snap1-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 4052
MD5sum: 203b4614c44b6f34efe48ae72c056aef
SHA1: a8cf39436d216c6306ad26e331a3dbaaf40a94bc
SHA256: 8f7740c6302fc771a3b0d5c4e18967b37226fadd196f6abebedfcbf85756d3ce
SHA512: 10f3cf0c77d229087475cb2b7817b9a29d0a671eb4f9e4a6219e385ea05f104b1c624889065a3191bc703a2e0442cd978f0fb933531939d835cf0bf46220f54c
Homepage: https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/
Description: Transitional package - chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra -> chromium-ffmpeg snap
Description-md5: d6537fb6daa5fc5f862760ce4ab9d4ff