How to Install and Uninstall faad Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "faad" package

Please follow the instructions below to install faad on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall faad on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                faad
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the faad package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: faad
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.9.2-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/sound
Source: faad2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 75
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libfaad2 (>= 2.8.2)
Conflicts: faad2
Replaces: faad2
Filename: pool/universe/f/faad2/faad_2.9.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 22208
MD5sum: 4fca16003938213c2eb46faa57cfd9a4
SHA1: 3b12603cc7eef6a5717721a94f38ba5cb266217e
SHA256: 098ed33a85ef15ac267ad90db39d58ab405e994d9a9aecfbe5c279ef765d0640
SHA512: ae5dbc7c1df0cd8ec812e41c00115b164e2e61b4e23340572f87259bddbf2863621c7a1e5851b2c5d961be292268cd2eec646fd22962c41ed4d6f7a49e6f65cd
Homepage: https://github.com/knik0/faad2
Description-en: freeware Advanced Audio Decoder player
FAAD2 is the fastest ISO AAC audio decoder available. FAAD2 correctly
decodes all MPEG-4 and MPEG-2 MAIN, LOW, LTP, LD and ER object type AAC
files.
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This package contains a command line interface to play AAC or MP4 files.
Description-md5: 12b068dd9c125bf5c6384cfcb76f44c0