How to Install and Uninstall libavformat58 Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: April 30,2024

You can also install and uninstall the libavformat58 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 "libavformat58" package

Please follow the steps below to install libavformat58 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 "libavformat58" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libavformat58 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libavformat58
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libavformat58 package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libavformat58
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Source: ffmpeg
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2736
Depends: libavcodec58 (= 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1), libavutil56 (= 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1), libbluray2 (>= 1:0.2.2), libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.35), libchromaprint1 (>= 1.3.2), libgme0 (>= 0.5.5), libgnutls30 (>= 3.7.2), libopenmpt0 (>= 0.3.0), librabbitmq4 (>= 0.6.0), libsrt1.4-gnutls (>= 1.4.4), libssh-gcrypt-4 (>= 0.8.0), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), libzmq5 (>= 4.0.1+dfsg), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0.2)
Filename: pool/universe/f/ffmpeg/libavformat58_4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 1102550
MD5sum: e1ef53cae27b3b5c972052b191db6b55
SHA1: a42e54c57a7a90119fa6e09163890fb7f488dc5a
SHA256: 27515c1ceb13be92e4817e806bfb4d35d10d728f1eebcece36edf1fb9c658b47
SHA512: 79d5d759871da1e9216d3126fec39721d167706ff8f9b7f44dbb190a5eb879c7986eb5723e827c08cc671e74b4a4a3d73bb6aaac6677031842a7124f79295ed3
Homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/
Description: FFmpeg library with (de)muxers for multimedia containers - runtime files
Description-md5: a477ad30c384813e506c2b5a98d770cc
Task: kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi

Package: libavformat58
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7:4.4.1-3ubuntu5
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Source: ffmpeg
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2736
Depends: libavcodec58 (= 7:4.4.1-3ubuntu5), libavutil56 (= 7:4.4.1-3ubuntu5), libbluray2 (>= 1:0.2.2), libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.35), libchromaprint1 (>= 1.3.2), libgme0 (>= 0.5.5), libgnutls30 (>= 3.7.2), libopenmpt0 (>= 0.3.0), librabbitmq4 (>= 0.6.0), libsrt1.4-gnutls (>= 1.4.2), libssh-gcrypt-4 (>= 0.8.0), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), libzmq5 (>= 4.0.1+dfsg), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0.2)
Filename: pool/universe/f/ffmpeg/libavformat58_4.4.1-3ubuntu5_amd64.deb
Size: 1101444
MD5sum: 989fa2296e9824ec787758ebc716037d
SHA1: cf1015afa9ac60e9bbf9fb5a77736019d1446642
SHA256: 783c37d22954d677ba9852099f7d1d4709f35c1b75e8b4d36a114266b30b628b
SHA512: 6f1554b3bba0304996a5ded0e7c9179d7c25f74c140776e34526ff4250ac31759ceeec69f660fff7899858ac00fa2d10aa618478df320da9a109a655811ebc44
Homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/
Description: FFmpeg library with (de)muxers for multimedia containers - runtime files
Description-md5: a477ad30c384813e506c2b5a98d770cc
Task: kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi