How to Install and Uninstall vlc-plugin-base Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "vlc-plugin-base" package

This tutorial shows how to install vlc-plugin-base on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "vlc-plugin-base" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall vlc-plugin-base on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the vlc-plugin-base package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: vlc-plugin-base
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.0.9.2-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/video
Source: vlc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 13462
Depends: vlc-data (= 3.0.9.2-1), liba52-0.7.4 (>= 0.7.4), libaom0 (>= 1.0.0), libarchive13 (>= 3.1.2), libaribb24-0 (>= 1.0.3), libasound2 (>= 1.0.27), libass9 (>= 1:0.13.6), libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libavc1394-0 (>= 0.5.3), libavcodec58 (>= 7:4.2), libavformat58 (>= 7:4.2), libavutil56 (>= 7:4.0), libbasicusageenvironment1 (>= 2020.01.19), libbluray2 (>= 1:1.0.0), libc6 (>= 2.29), libcairo2 (>= 1.13.1), libcddb2, libchromaprint1 (>= 1.3.2), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libdc1394-22 (>= 2.2.5), libdca0 (>= 0.0.5), libdvbpsi10 (>= 1.3.0), libdvdnav4 (>= 5.0.3), libdvdread7 (>= 4.9.0), libebml4v5 (>= 1.3.4-2~), libfaad2 (>= 2.7), libflac8 (>= 1.3.0), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.12.6), libfreetype6 (>= 2.2.1), libfribidi0 (>= 1.0.0), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.4), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.8.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.28.0), libgnutls30 (>= 3.6.12), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.14), libgroupsock8 (>= 2020.01.19), libharfbuzz0b (>= 0.9.4), libixml10 (>= 1:1.8.0), libjpeg8 (>= 8c), libkate1 (>= 0.3.0), liblirc-client0, liblivemedia77 (>= 2020.01.19), liblua5.2-0, libmad0 (>= 0.15.1b-3), libmatroska6v5 (>= 1.5.2), libmpcdec6 (>= 1:0.1~r435), libmpeg2-4 (>= 0.5.1), libmpg123-0 (>= 1.13.7), libmtp9 (>= 1.1.0), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libnfs13 (>= 1.9.7), libogg0 (>= 1.1.0), libopenmpt-modplug1 (>= 0.2.7386~beta20.3), libopus0 (>= 1.1), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1), libpostproc55 (>= 7:4.0), libprotobuf-lite17, libpulse0 (>= 1.0), libraw1394-11, libresid-builder0c2a, librsvg2-2 (>= 2.14.4), libsamplerate0 (>= 0.1.7), libsdl-image1.2 (>= 1.2.10), libsdl1.2debian (>= 1.2.11), libsecret-1-0 (>= 0.7), libshine3 (>= 3.1.0), libshout3 (>= 2.2.2), libsidplay2, libsndio7.0 (>= 1.1.0), libsoxr0 (>= 0.1.2), libspatialaudio0 (>= 0.3.0+git20180730+dfsg1), libspeex1 (>= 1.2~beta3-1), libspeexdsp1 (>= 1.2~beta3.2-1), libsrt1 (>= 1.4.0), libssh2-1 (>= 1.2.3), libstdc++6 (>= 9), libswscale5 (>= 7:4.0), libsystemd0, libtag1v5 (>= 1.9.1-2.2~), libtheora0 (>= 1.0), libtinfo6 (>= 6), libtwolame0 (>= 0.3.6), libudev1 (>= 183), libupnp13 (>= 1:1.8.3), libusageenvironment3 (>= 2020.01.19), libva-drm2 (>= 1.1.0), libva2 (>= 2.2.0), libvlccore9 (>= 3.0.9.2), libvorbis0a (>= 1.1.2), libvorbisenc2 (>= 1.1.2), libx264-155, libx265-179 (>= 3.2), libxcb-keysyms1 (>= 0.4.0), libxcb1, libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), libzvbi0 (>= 0.2.35), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), vlc-plugin-abi-3-0-0f
Recommends: xdg-utils
Suggests: libdvdcss2
Filename: pool/universe/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-base_3.0.9.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 2853784
MD5sum: 0f0fa47e55e1befecc0689c49d774053
SHA1: 6bda9563771d928e4af25310fe08700ad3b138f5
SHA256: 96b01b04f273d308ab65dd885e31fe38f4ec5b80747485fe8610ca6d7529914c
Homepage: https://www.videolan.org/vlc/
Description: multimedia player and streamer (base plugins)
Description-md5: 103cb021db8e172eaddc03ab0f07e203
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-video