How to Install and Uninstall ffmpeg Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 14,2024

You can also install and uninstall the ffmpeg on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "ffmpeg" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install ffmpeg on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall ffmpeg on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 ffmpeg package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: ffmpeg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/video
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2234
Depends: libavcodec58 (= 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1), libavdevice58 (= 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1), libavfilter7 (= 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1), libavformat58 (= 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1), libavutil56 (= 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1), libc6 (>= 2.35), libpostproc55 (= 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1), libsdl2-2.0-0 (>= 2.0.12), libswresample3 (= 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1), libswscale5 (= 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1)
Suggests: ffmpeg-doc
Filename: pool/universe/f/ffmpeg/ffmpeg_4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 1695740
MD5sum: 1b82050c371e7ddc1e40dcb769c8d67e
SHA1: 4fd820d0aae6c2f57ffb13b763a92a5abad5d570
SHA256: 96beb71a9c3904c69a03c500caf9135370beb499e8599d6a544644cd9b909462
SHA512: 5545b51470c08fe395445356778414873a2f7d90505ecaeedb3a8ebaf086e8037749c2f575fd936675ebc8afda077b6a3a2ed42c424443a4227a034d89872fb4
Homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/
Description: Tools for transcoding, streaming and playing of multimedia files
Description-md5: 65e8a3535a2f8cd488043b49edb871b2
Task: ubuntustudio-video, ubuntustudio-audio, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi

Package: ffmpeg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7:4.4.1-3ubuntu5
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/video
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2234
Depends: libavcodec58 (= 7:4.4.1-3ubuntu5), libavdevice58 (= 7:4.4.1-3ubuntu5), libavfilter7 (= 7:4.4.1-3ubuntu5), libavformat58 (= 7:4.4.1-3ubuntu5), libavutil56 (= 7:4.4.1-3ubuntu5), libc6 (>= 2.35), libpostproc55 (= 7:4.4.1-3ubuntu5), libsdl2-2.0-0 (>= 2.0.12), libswresample3 (= 7:4.4.1-3ubuntu5), libswscale5 (= 7:4.4.1-3ubuntu5)
Suggests: ffmpeg-doc
Filename: pool/universe/f/ffmpeg/ffmpeg_4.4.1-3ubuntu5_amd64.deb
Size: 1695726
MD5sum: 7f431d7ad208d10c222de54ff7b00983
SHA1: dfe158d985e69d5ce59622da0a9e547e78e535b6
SHA256: c9fd2fd9a4a11694cccf85097a8ffdbe3d0a371beaed7967c97b38229cc1733b
SHA512: 1d70ecb8fc7e76d18e10316349c07b9e6017708e43199d2c34de633d3e35df71cc08ade145a36f374e3faae40ff4d37e97e35daaa97adc38ebd0aae853d17e2c
Homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/
Description: Tools for transcoding, streaming and playing of multimedia files
Description-md5: 65e8a3535a2f8cd488043b49edb871b2
Task: ubuntustudio-video, ubuntustudio-audio, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi