How to Install and Uninstall ubuntu-restricted-addons Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "ubuntu-restricted-addons" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install ubuntu-restricted-addons on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall ubuntu-restricted-addons on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ubuntu-restricted-addons
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ubuntu-restricted-addons package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: ubuntu-restricted-addons
Architecture: amd64
Version: 29
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/metapackages
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 9
Recommends: gstreamer1.0-libav, gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly, gstreamer1.0-vaapi
Filename: pool/multiverse/u/ubuntu-restricted-addons/ubuntu-restricted-addons_29_amd64.deb
Size: 2430
MD5sum: 88fed279d9c2939eb0226c72430cc962
SHA1: ebabc4d6d3e24d95bdc4be79dd9a5af63bdecb93
SHA256: c805e389e7f3626b3797894a6420abbf737dc84a7d13a83f29e704b8c8ad56a1
SHA512: 25a27008d6364dbeb240be269824d9b49be912791ffe196668fd33c9b3fd7edba72235f1409a45d07eb598e24aa7e90fa32d49ef22a284304eac273378eac42d
Description: Commonly used restricted packages for Ubuntu
Description-md5: 1a61890ad8e3fb16727ca6a6b66aacbf