How to Install and Uninstall ubuntu-restricted-extras Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 22,2024

You can also install and uninstall the ubuntu-restricted-extras 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 "ubuntu-restricted-extras" package

Please follow the steps below to install ubuntu-restricted-extras on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ubuntu-restricted-extras
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ubuntu-restricted-extras" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall ubuntu-restricted-extras 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 ubuntu-restricted-extras package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: ubuntu-restricted-extras
Architecture: amd64
Version: 67
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/metapackages
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 14
Depends: ubuntu-restricted-addons
Recommends: libavcodec-extra, ttf-mscorefonts-installer, unrar
Filename: pool/multiverse/u/ubuntu-restricted-extras/ubuntu-restricted-extras_67_amd64.deb
Size: 3200
MD5sum: 8efda97241610b26913baaadc449e7cb
SHA1: 8be66c9d95b201e780264a3d0ebd9905235b72ad
SHA256: df895516546b78c8a417f42f53cd288b5976718e225b08cb16bb85a952eb7468
SHA512: 6077b0d9580063d4c25acb94aca63c9ff3faef6bf9639da079be228584c8474419d768963ffed133c029cc744c469f086b5362c2fa749a131c27ffe140c2c8ae
Description: Commonly used media codecs and fonts for Ubuntu
Description-md5: 5625deefba56f767d8e27098e82e3e9d