How to Install and Uninstall libavformat57 Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "libavformat57" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libavformat57 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install libavformat57

2. Uninstall "libavformat57" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libavformat57 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):

$ sudo apt remove libavformat57 $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the libavformat57 package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: libavformat57
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Source: ffmpeg
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2483
Depends: libavcodec57 (>= 7:3.4.11) | libavcodec-extra57 (>= 7:3.4.11), libavutil55 (>= 7:3.4.11), libbluray2 (>= 1:0.2.2), libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.27), libchromaprint1 (>= 1.3.2), libgme0 (>= 0.5.5), libgnutls30 (>= 3.5.6), libopenmpt0 (>= 0.2.7025~beta20.1), libssh-gcrypt-4 (>= 0.4.2), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0.2)
Filename: pool/universe/f/ffmpeg/libavformat57_3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 952900
MD5sum: e272e5c894752adb52863b6960580dfa
SHA1: 1d2b7c5cd326f1661a71495a3e30f1d5e642b1f0
SHA256: 889167571d9e74c292d126100ea55479d2682ccd6477bf2e0467202b5742e551
SHA512: e58b7ff88f3813acf717cd12081f5546c8c405f18df99a57bbd8b59523fabe7f23c427ade4e97985d05864abf417ad2ab297a7de60329cf555048b2654aab881
Homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/
Description: FFmpeg library with (de)muxers for multimedia containers - runtime files
Description-md5: a477ad30c384813e506c2b5a98d770cc
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop-share, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-core, lubuntu-qt-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 3y

Package: libavformat57
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7:3.4.2-2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Source: ffmpeg
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2467
Depends: libavcodec57 (>= 7:3.4.2) | libavcodec-extra57 (>= 7:3.4.2), libavutil55 (>= 7:3.4.2), libbluray2 (>= 1:0.2.2), libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.27), libchromaprint1 (>= 1.3.2), libgme0 (>= 0.5.5), libgnutls30 (>= 3.5.6), libopenmpt0 (>= 0.2.7025~beta20.1), libssh-gcrypt-4 (>= 0.4.2), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0.2)
Filename: pool/universe/f/ffmpeg/libavformat57_3.4.2-2_amd64.deb
Size: 946872
MD5sum: b97541ca6f3acdca9aea03222379eb0d
SHA1: 42ff0d709bbf1743f0f519e96d3a449501a13730
SHA256: 3951a8ea45df447626cb0e3459db3ce7cb6a8af0e8318303ae4d4f66f61ff09a
Homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/
Description: FFmpeg library with (de)muxers for multimedia containers - runtime files
Description-md5: a477ad30c384813e506c2b5a98d770cc
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop-share, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-core, lubuntu-qt-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 3y

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