How to Install and Uninstall libavcodec-extra Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "libavcodec-extra" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install libavcodec-extra on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall libavcodec-extra on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: libavcodec-extra
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1
Multi-Arch: same
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: 65
Depends: libavcodec-extra58 (= 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1)
Filename: pool/universe/f/ffmpeg/libavcodec-extra_4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 14852
MD5sum: 8fd440945c6b2d93b7134601738e4419
SHA1: bf95bcfdf6db4faff1ae9bfc92774331ae787af6
SHA256: a201e0db578473d672bb4d9fe108941b2d71c9a7c92a399fed0bf4360befe03c
SHA512: 7b8292e172ac9e885df8b424a0d9879c8ce9306b5dc7a451b09c281c19cd2f4ef133345bb62d1bba61e9b91efbe9d0cdc20d5cb6f0e60b713a63e29041658c6c
Homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/
Description: FFmpeg library with extra codecs (metapackage)
Description-md5: c7fed3b8f923a493b5362cbf63eca594

Package: libavcodec-extra
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7:4.2.2-1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: same
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: 64
Depends: libavcodec-extra58 (= 7:4.2.2-1ubuntu1)
Filename: pool/universe/f/ffmpeg/libavcodec-extra_4.2.2-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 14840
MD5sum: 542e638931999cea659d62f62ae3f1ac
SHA1: f21993a5925c2b2b37812a33e9830b53ee0f7eda
SHA256: e14d211e3d5ed43c01a39c87d52901997612f53f00e9dfe8ad3e68132f4de9db
Homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/
Description: FFmpeg library with extra codecs (metapackage)
Description-md5: c7fed3b8f923a493b5362cbf63eca594