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

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "libavcodec-extra" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libavcodec-extra
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libavcodec-extra" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libavcodec-extra on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: libavcodec-extra
Architecture: all
Version: 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: universe/libs
Source: ffmpeg
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 51
Depends: libavcodec-ffmpeg-extra56
Filename: pool/universe/f/ffmpeg/libavcodec-extra_2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1_all.deb
Size: 13026
MD5sum: 41709a567caf2b9feb2e735e6662d056
SHA1: 30df508bb7b38eb25b6836d1139b96176a10e84e
SHA256: 774dda26e5790c56fba4337d71abd8435f02fc71256bd3088d36fc2af39b15fc
SHA512: 5fd14ecc7e0d88f6773110458d0a13cb4969e44e0f65ab8d75573a3353bd5f0f42ebca984ce4fb6fc86369ae1d381ea68580778c2bddaa6b7a1f65d2e08e0b52
Homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/
Description-en: FFmpeg library with extra codecs (metapackage)
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.
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This metapackage depends on the latest version of the libavcodec variant
that offers additional codec support. Application packages can depend
on it if they require or suggest this variant in a robust manner.
Description-md5: c7fed3b8f923a493b5362cbf63eca594

Package: libavcodec-extra
Priority: extra
Section: universe/libs
Installed-Size: 51
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Architecture: all
Source: ffmpeg
Version: 7:2.8.6-1ubuntu2
Depends: libavcodec-ffmpeg-extra56
Filename: pool/universe/f/ffmpeg/libavcodec-extra_2.8.6-1ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 13020
MD5sum: d259b1799a27a6eec6c72f371df7cae6
SHA1: 61bece4ed2aeb40844a87e4bc03605f88ea3c82a
SHA256: 74f5eebf73404c29fb06f725b78e277e5767a6d6b1691a2623a0db0bdbf31601
Description-en: FFmpeg library with extra codecs (metapackage)
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 metapackage depends on the latest version of the libavcodec variant
that offers additional codec support. Application packages can depend
on it if they require or suggest this variant in a robust manner.
Description-md5: c7fed3b8f923a493b5362cbf63eca594
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu