How to Install and Uninstall libfaad2 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "libfaad2" package

This is a short guide on how to install libfaad2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libfaad2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libfaad2" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall libfaad2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libfaad2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libfaad2 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libfaad2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.8.0~cvs20150510-1ubuntu0.1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Source: faad2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 554
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Conflicts: libfaad2-0
Replaces: libfaad2-0
Filename: pool/universe/f/faad2/libfaad2_2.8.0~cvs20150510-1ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 163420
MD5sum: c3063f0437c53b13fcf1a0d523860303
SHA1: 8d0ae29b2b3de81dddbc5268f8e8d7b8fcd07035
SHA256: 79f5ca3dcb174c2984c102950d95e0c95e48b5855109351b411eb4fc2883e557
SHA512: aa861dc9e0727283ccd1e0bec0256fec3650a011d19efea5a30c52c4827484aa2ce82f5d4ae49d6f4af76d52f67ec0e9b7ab32ac046fbb10cd06ae81d7de8c8d
Homepage: http://www.audiocoding.com/
Description-en: freeware Advanced Audio Decoder - runtime files
FAAD2 is the fastest ISO AAC audio decoder available. FAAD2 correctly
decodes all MPEG-4 and MPEG-2 MAIN, LOW, LTP, LD and ER object type AAC
files.
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This package contains the shared library and an extra
library with support for Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM).
Description-md5: 9307be517a3f30e946fbc168e7e3f958
Task: mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-video, ubuntustudio-publishing, ubuntustudio-photography, ubuntustudio-graphics, ubuntustudio-audio, ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 3y

Package: libfaad2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Installed-Size: 573
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: faad2
Version: 2.8.0~cvs20150510-1
Replaces: libfaad2-0
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Pre-Depends: multiarch-support
Conflicts: libfaad2-0
Filename: pool/universe/f/faad2/libfaad2_2.8.0~cvs20150510-1_amd64.deb
Size: 164378
MD5sum: 88ce46f07cf9af3f62c3e33ce1ec8d25
SHA1: d27d6f7ec3aa7420926768390e02b94c9284c734
SHA256: db721c870ca15ccdeb27bbb450e8a24ac0ba4a1b59d9641439a59d8a09ca00bc
Description-en: freeware Advanced Audio Decoder - runtime files
FAAD2 is the fastest ISO AAC audio decoder available. FAAD2 correctly
decodes all MPEG-4 and MPEG-2 MAIN, LOW, LTP, LD and ER object type AAC
files.
.
This package contains the shared library and an extra
library with support for Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM).
Description-md5: 9307be517a3f30e946fbc168e7e3f958
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.audiocoding.com/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 3y
Task: mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-video, ubuntustudio-publishing, ubuntustudio-photography, ubuntustudio-graphics, ubuntustudio-audio, ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop