How to Install and Uninstall libav-tools Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "libav-tools" package

This guide let you learn how to install libav-tools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libav-tools
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libav-tools" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libav-tools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: libav-tools
Architecture: all
Version: 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: universe/oldlibs
Source: ffmpeg
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 60
Depends: ffmpeg
Breaks: libav-tools-links (<< 7:2.7.2-2~)
Replaces: libav-tools-links (<< 7:2.7.2-2~)
Filename: pool/universe/f/ffmpeg/libav-tools_2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1_all.deb
Size: 14516
MD5sum: ba125e82dba69cbc3df041927b06b688
SHA1: eb9f8b4a604474b074dce35b4c69579171a7a1f9
SHA256: b6d62ffe563bb129e1512a98035896600636721873cc9dc6d14d4ddcf0ad4fe9
SHA512: df600bb367c14d204b7df4a8be0df2985458d789a276f4c7b574c7d86bdea4087e9ba37f5e06ec2b451c93bd2de23564ac7313c30993151edbf195934e144df4
Homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/
Description-en: Compatibility links for libav-tools (transitional package)
FFmpeg is the leading multimedia framework, able to decode, encode, transcode,
mux, demux, stream, filter and play pretty much anything that humans and
machines have created. It supports the most obscure ancient formats up to the
cutting edge.
.
This is a transitional package that provides the following links:
* avconv -> ffmpeg
* avplay -> ffplay
* avprobe -> ffprobe
This package can be removed, when nothing uses the av* program names anymore.
Description-md5: 368ef74294b50863afa83a81b8bde96f
Task: ubuntustudio-video
Supported: 3y

Package: libav-tools
Priority: extra
Section: universe/oldlibs
Installed-Size: 60
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Architecture: all
Source: ffmpeg
Version: 7:2.8.6-1ubuntu2
Replaces: libav-tools-links (<< 7:2.7.2-2~)
Depends: ffmpeg
Breaks: libav-tools-links (<< 7:2.7.2-2~)
Filename: pool/universe/f/ffmpeg/libav-tools_2.8.6-1ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 14438
MD5sum: e224db1157fdfc6df97f8386d7cfbfaa
SHA1: 53ba5cf3ffea7ad84d8ce782647d184b56eac245
SHA256: c1d2f0ef7520910fb03a8d56a443e66db3e0a5b1dad7b373c8538b095813296b
Description-en: Compatibility links for libav-tools (transitional package)
FFmpeg is the leading multimedia framework, able to decode, encode, transcode,
mux, demux, stream, filter and play pretty much anything that humans and
machines have created. It supports the most obscure ancient formats up to the
cutting edge.
.
This is a transitional package that provides the following links:
* avconv -> ffmpeg
* avplay -> ffplay
* avprobe -> ffprobe
This package can be removed, when nothing uses the av* program names anymore.
Description-md5: 368ef74294b50863afa83a81b8bde96f
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m
Task: ubuntustudio-video