How to Install and Uninstall ubuntu-restricted-addons Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "ubuntu-restricted-addons" package

This guide let you learn how to install ubuntu-restricted-addons on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall ubuntu-restricted-addons on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: ubuntu-restricted-addons
Architecture: amd64
Version: 26
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/metapackages
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 11
Recommends: chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra, gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3, gstreamer1.0-libav, gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly, gstreamer1.0-vaapi
Filename: pool/multiverse/u/ubuntu-restricted-addons/ubuntu-restricted-addons_26_amd64.deb
Size: 3008
MD5sum: 86e0badf689fe25a367d6ab10074691f
SHA1: b4d4f393de61f52fb48bbd9da5b3630c7e792e97
SHA256: 17b54be4e4058ed72f253a8d7f6cb510ab500c545ba33689b054243587245cab
Description: Commonly used restricted packages for Ubuntu
Description-md5: 1a61890ad8e3fb16727ca6a6b66aacbf