How to Install and Uninstall chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: October 05,2024

1. Install "chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra
Architecture: amd64
Version: 90.0.4430.72-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/web
Source: chromium-browser
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4382
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.6)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0)
Conflicts: chromium-browser (<< 44), chromium-codecs-ffmpeg
Replaces: chromium-browser (<< 44), chromium-codecs-ffmpeg
Filename: pool/universe/c/chromium-browser/chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra_90.0.4430.72-0ubuntu0.16.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 1126466
MD5sum: 4e99f0d99450c5685e32c4eaf21634ba
SHA1: bd0129ee7234bfd5c9ecb63497105b77e388e400
SHA256: 55a1ddaa86b1a1fb31a7e44e1b725cfddf42c2c0a06be4091bee20eadbf28e89
SHA512: d4d6ae232430118731592f229ba231b4da75f5d512b48f595044357aebcf2e9acbe277440a38bd92fdfa0077b0a2ff5bd1995ea2a284ca6be0068ac1921d876b
Homepage: https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/
Description-en: Extra ffmpeg codecs for the Chromium Browser
An open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more
stable way for all Internet users to experience the web.
.
This package contains the multi-threaded ffmpeg codecs needed for the HTML5