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

Last updated: May 06,2024

1. Install "mediainfo" package

Please follow the instructions below to install mediainfo on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall mediainfo on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: mediainfo
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 125
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Chow Loong Jin
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.7.82-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libmediainfo0v5 (>= 0.7.56), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libzen0v5 (>= 0.4.31-2~)
Suggests: mediainfo-gui
Filename: pool/universe/m/mediainfo/mediainfo_0.7.82-1_amd64.deb
Size: 26370
MD5sum: eabedf83cea3611a9803f16c80cfe179
SHA1: 784b7717067e09887503633c8627f65fcde2feaf
SHA256: 36a3b3c912f212ce6236e5a0133d8447d660e827cc4968008af9b5f8a38cedcc
Description-en: command-line utility for reading information from audio/video files
MediaInfo is a utility used for retrieving technical information and other
metadata about audio or video files.
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A non-exhaustive list of the information MediaInfo can retrieve from media
files include:
- General: title, author, director, album, track number, date, duration...
- Video: codec, aspect, fps, bitrate...
- Audio: codec, sample rate, channels, language, bitrate...
- Text: language of subtitle
- Chapters: number of chapters, list of chapters
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MediaInfo supports the following formats:
- Video: MKV, OGM, AVI, DivX, WMV, QuickTime, Real, MPEG-1, MPEG-2,
MPEG-4, DVD (VOB)...
- Video Codecs: DivX, XviD, MSMPEG4, ASP, H.264, AVC...)
- Audio: OGG, MP3, WAV, RA, AC3, DTS, AAC, M4A, AU, AIFF...
- Subtitles: SRT, SSA, ASS, SAMI...
MediaInfo supplies technical and tag information about a video or audio file
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This package includes the command line interface.
Description-md5: 666681f070ab1bb8ebbedb37426737f4
Homepage: https://mediaarea.net/MediaInfo
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu