How to Install and Uninstall ubuntu-restricted-extras Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "ubuntu-restricted-extras" package

This guide let you learn how to install ubuntu-restricted-extras on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ubuntu-restricted-extras
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ubuntu-restricted-extras" package

Learn how to uninstall ubuntu-restricted-extras on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: ubuntu-restricted-extras
Architecture: amd64
Version: 66
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/metapackages
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 14
Depends: ubuntu-restricted-addons
Recommends: libavcodec-extra, ttf-mscorefonts-installer, unrar
Filename: pool/multiverse/u/ubuntu-restricted-extras/ubuntu-restricted-extras_66_amd64.deb
Size: 3100
MD5sum: 01d24f590ceb06edfd0fd189ef8ff2ac
SHA1: 30f5b56aa22c58560094445bfd46f3bc54b8fb9c
SHA256: 52fa8e7c858fd076f3682e28543110841cdd9ce222f4c849dac4e91b30abaefa
Description: Commonly used media codecs and fonts for Ubuntu
Description-md5: 5625deefba56f767d8e27098e82e3e9d