How to Install and Uninstall faac Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "faac" package

This tutorial shows how to install faac on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall faac on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                faac
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the faac package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: faac
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/sound
Installed-Size: 47
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.28+cvs20151130-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libfaac0 (>= 1.28)
Filename: pool/multiverse/f/faac/faac_1.28+cvs20151130-1_amd64.deb
Size: 14644
MD5sum: b958dcc52210c9a7efbfaed59353d6b7
SHA1: 40d7459c56751f6127d4d5cad6281aef6546522a
SHA256: 113b4d1fc36bfbaeb78e2b7f653b508e518677c937a2d5f87a6aba23b46c30a7
Description-en: AAC audio encoder (frontend)
The FAAC project includes the AAC encoder FAAC and decoder FAAD2. It supports
several MPEG-4 object types (LC, Main, LTP, HE AAC, PS) and file formats
(ADTS AAC, raw AAC, MP4), multichannel and gapless en/decoding as well as MP4
metadata tags. The codecs are compatible with standard-compliant audio
applications using one or more of these profiles.
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This package contains the frontend.
Description-md5: 8b18a84082bc792889453fdbbbdc8391
Homepage: http://www.audiocoding.com/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu