How to Install and Uninstall libxine2-ffmpeg Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "libxine2-ffmpeg" package

This guide let you learn how to install libxine2-ffmpeg on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libxine2-ffmpeg
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libxine2-ffmpeg" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall libxine2-ffmpeg on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libxine2-ffmpeg package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libxine2-ffmpeg
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Installed-Size: 602
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Darren Salt
Architecture: amd64
Source: xine-lib-1.2
Version: 1.2.6-1build5
Depends: libxine2-bin (= 1.2.6-1build5), libavcodec-ffmpeg56 (>= 7:2.4) | libavcodec-ffmpeg-extra56 (>= 7:2.4), libavformat-ffmpeg56 (>= 7:2.4), libavutil-ffmpeg54 (>= 7:2.4), libc6 (>= 2.15), libfaad2 (>= 2.7), libmad0 (>= 0.15.1b-3), libpostproc-ffmpeg53 (>= 7:2.4)
Filename: pool/universe/x/xine-lib-1.2/libxine2-ffmpeg_1.2.6-1build5_amd64.deb
Size: 212092
MD5sum: 89625b691a61cb4525b824a4aea3baf8
SHA1: a3c53c9d7fa61f642dd4ceb2c211c4a8a9a1580c
SHA256: adc8666a276188138f5c8f95c2475c16f314ba14ee22593ece53058bb8c22214
Description-en: MPEG-related plugins for libxine2
This package contains plugins for the xine video/media player engine,
which are necessary to decode MPEG-based codecs. Among them, this package
includes the ffmpeg input plugin for xine, which enables xine-based
players a large variety of modern audio and video codecs.
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You most probably want to install this package. It is required if you want
to watch DVDs or digital TV using any xine-based player.
Description-md5: e7ea05e3951778b458f9b89df138a34f
Homepage: http://xine-project.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu