How to Install and Uninstall libavformat58 Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "libavformat58" package

Please follow the instructions below to install libavformat58 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libavformat58
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libavformat58" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libavformat58 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libavformat58
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libavformat58 package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: libavformat58
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1
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: 2613
Depends: libavcodec58 (= 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1), libavutil56 (= 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1), libbluray2 (>= 1:0.2.2), libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.28), libchromaprint1 (>= 1.3.2), libgme0 (>= 0.5.5), libgnutls30 (>= 3.6.12), libopenmpt0 (>= 0.3.0), libssh-gcrypt-4 (>= 0.8.0), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0.2)
Filename: pool/universe/f/ffmpeg/libavformat58_4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 984620
MD5sum: a652f105ae708143c0069fb27b7501d1
SHA1: 57aeb28691a41d0a82387f125cdd98005ea667ef
SHA256: 1e3bfc5e14ca88c4247b5be1e576cb6a2d233020df27ff380f3ff361fd96cdc4
SHA512: 6bc68958fab68db32abc741af4c1911d41e97e4d644b959278d624ecf802fbd0f35c3f66c4221d2e954f9ab618de243558d7beb42437c6d12cdd451af240901e
Homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/
Description: FFmpeg library with (de)muxers for multimedia containers - runtime files
Description-md5: a477ad30c384813e506c2b5a98d770cc
Task: kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

Package: libavformat58
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7:4.2.2-1ubuntu1
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: 2604
Depends: libavcodec58 (= 7:4.2.2-1ubuntu1), libavutil56 (= 7:4.2.2-1ubuntu1), libbluray2 (>= 1:0.2.2), libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.28), libchromaprint1 (>= 1.3.2), libgme0 (>= 0.5.5), libgnutls30 (>= 3.6.6), libopenmpt0 (>= 0.3.0), libssh-gcrypt-4 (>= 0.8.0), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0.2)
Filename: pool/universe/f/ffmpeg/libavformat58_4.2.2-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 980732
MD5sum: 08c5e78f6afe477f1bd12161a4b94f8f
SHA1: d21beb275949bd276d1fa82619ceaeae82155684
SHA256: ffa0b5cbdd63924c8f4d643d2f63395ab45a189288d92364d6e73253ab71c166
Homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/
Description: FFmpeg library with (de)muxers for multimedia containers - runtime files
Description-md5: a477ad30c384813e506c2b5a98d770cc
Task: kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop