How to Install and Uninstall libavcodec-extra Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "libavcodec-extra" package

Learn how to install libavcodec-extra on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libavcodec-extra
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libavcodec-extra" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libavcodec-extra on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libavcodec-extra
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libavcodec-extra package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: libavcodec-extra
Architecture: all
Version: 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: universe/libs
Source: ffmpeg
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 61
Depends: libavcodec-extra57
Filename: pool/universe/f/ffmpeg/libavcodec-extra_3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1_all.deb
Size: 14336
MD5sum: 9b8ceebe92ffc15a488c75bc0f657539
SHA1: 0fba3235ab62b58707d0fe78d070af0e4d0f292a
SHA256: ab9be3ee7a07dc50e997e098065c0804c0cf25ea0e5c5041c9e19217d1b8bbde
SHA512: 04a04264f46472310335abdf6cad3b8a22edf8799e3d717f1a8e0d03fa19d2581db8c35e64a1646a2a56e135a94a43e63a6325028a2b6b65ef3a29c873a2d2cd
Homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/
Description: FFmpeg library with extra codecs (metapackage)
Description-md5: c7fed3b8f923a493b5362cbf63eca594

Package: libavcodec-extra
Architecture: all
Version: 7:3.4.2-2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: universe/libs
Source: ffmpeg
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 61
Depends: libavcodec-extra57
Filename: pool/universe/f/ffmpeg/libavcodec-extra_3.4.2-2_all.deb
Size: 14320
MD5sum: 5dae643a5a9209049d818b325da4501f
SHA1: 08b593ae23af0c2c561109ea7c7253764e5386b3
SHA256: b93548b13dafa9cd9c3474f087bcdf269d05ab8247926215ab95e00177267abd
Homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/
Description: FFmpeg library with extra codecs (metapackage)
Description-md5: c7fed3b8f923a493b5362cbf63eca594