How to Install and Uninstall libavformat-ffmpeg56 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "libavformat-ffmpeg56" package

This tutorial shows how to install libavformat-ffmpeg56 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libavformat-ffmpeg56" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libavformat-ffmpeg56 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libavformat-ffmpeg56 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libavformat-ffmpeg56
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Source: ffmpeg
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2114
Depends: libavcodec-ffmpeg56 (>= 7:2.7) | libavcodec-ffmpeg-extra56 (>= 7:2.7), libavutil-ffmpeg54 (>= 7:2.8), libbluray1 (>= 1:0.2.2), libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.14), libgme0 (>= 0.5.5), libgnutls30 (>= 3.4.2), libmodplug1 (>= 1:0.8.8.5), librtmp1 (>= 2.3), libssh-gcrypt-4 (>= 0.4.2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0.2)
Breaks: libavutil-ffmpeg54 (>= 8:0)
Filename: pool/universe/f/ffmpeg/libavformat-ffmpeg56_2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 810314
MD5sum: 57e729ee8f8c58859fe6308281c2daca
SHA1: 5cb2056a4a0865701a107f4536fde3145eb3ac35
SHA256: b5a999d7fae0e72fa5b30642c6e7dfe97203a8ecdc84a8a77ecf12e771c07dee
SHA512: 8a0b0848dc432f861568ec316566c9d53f238399de70d94eeb0abda29f90653b46b1d8663df87cf2ed21aef5ee3774c8c4b832e2c54eeb4e434b8d3128eea4ef
Homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/
Description-en: FFmpeg library with (de)muxers for multimedia containers - runtime files
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 library provides a generic framework for multiplexing and demultiplexing
(muxing and demuxing) audio, video and subtitle streams. It encompasses
multiple muxers and demuxers for multimedia container formats. It also
supports several input and output protocols to access a media resource.
.
This package contains the runtime files.
Description-md5: a477ad30c384813e506c2b5a98d770cc
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-desktop-gnome, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: libavformat-ffmpeg56
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Installed-Size: 2106
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: ffmpeg
Version: 7:2.8.6-1ubuntu2
Depends: libavcodec-ffmpeg56 (>= 7:2.7) | libavcodec-ffmpeg-extra56 (>= 7:2.7), libavutil-ffmpeg54 (>= 7:2.8), libbluray1 (>= 1:0.2.2), libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.14), libgme0 (>= 0.5.5), libgnutls30 (>= 3.4.2), libmodplug1 (>= 1:0.8.8.5), librtmp1 (>= 2.3), libssh-gcrypt-4 (>= 0.4.2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0.2)
Breaks: libavutil-ffmpeg54 (>= 8:0)
Filename: pool/universe/f/ffmpeg/libavformat-ffmpeg56_2.8.6-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 805092
MD5sum: db3fc99e9ccbf83b6e10917e605391f3
SHA1: 90f4c8cfc9a5be3eec264cb4d485a3aa0014347d
SHA256: 9981d34411642a1da5f087deaeaac39bde6c84417994a3c5480f159d6fae4b0e
Description-en: FFmpeg library with (de)muxers for multimedia containers - runtime files
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 library provides a generic framework for multiplexing and demultiplexing
(muxing and demuxing) audio, video and subtitle streams. It encompasses
multiple muxers and demuxers for multimedia container formats. It also
supports several input and output protocols to access a media resource.
.
This package contains the runtime files.
Description-md5: a477ad30c384813e506c2b5a98d770cc
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-desktop-gnome, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop