How to Install and Uninstall chromium-codecs-ffmpeg Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "chromium-codecs-ffmpeg" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "chromium-codecs-ffmpeg" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall chromium-codecs-ffmpeg on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the chromium-codecs-ffmpeg package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: chromium-codecs-ffmpeg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:85.0.4183.83-0ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/web
Source: chromium-browser
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 68
Conflicts: chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra
Replaces: chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra
Filename: pool/universe/c/chromium-browser/chromium-codecs-ffmpeg_85.0.4183.83-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 3000
MD5sum: 96396a523e6a5b3ec140ce229e9ef8fa
SHA1: 368dc718eb7723f6917f65aa29ba79a0723ef193
SHA256: 6776c19869f944cdf55725ee87e7a35ee08ca2a49b2b871436a17bf423bd54a6
SHA512: d0e779a501d935e9c0a4ca8b6e15328e24731c839a4c1d84bfb547b3da3b52c4a072e88a07c78b9344788d8dc3190d0b0c2204e0ee7802ae00d2344746ea78b7
Homepage: https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/
Description-en: Transitional package - chromium-codecs-ffmpeg -> chromium-ffmpeg snap
This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
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chromium-codecs-ffmpeg is now replaced by the chromium-ffmpeg snap.
Description-md5: b901ea5dc41749c66a2a0c7bb48594af