How To Install gstreamer-qapt on Ubuntu 22.04

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In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer-qapt on Ubuntu 22.04. gstreamer-qapt is GStreamer plugin to install codecs using QApt

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer-qapt on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is gstreamer-qapt

gstreamer-qapt is:

QApt is a collection of tools and a library providing a wrapper around
APT. The intention is to ease the use of APT in Qt-based programs.

This package provides a plugin for the GStreamer multimedia framework
to search and to install audio and video codecs.

There are three methods to install gstreamer-qapt on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gstreamer-qapt Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gstreamer-qapt using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gstreamer-qapt

Install gstreamer-qapt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gstreamer-qapt using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gstreamer-qapt

Install gstreamer-qapt Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install gstreamer-qapt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gstreamer-qapt

How To Uninstall gstreamer-qapt on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the gstreamer-qapt package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gstreamer-qapt

Uninstall gstreamer-qapt And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gstreamer-qapt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gstreamer-qapt

Remove gstreamer-qapt Configurations and Data

To remove gstreamer-qapt configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gstreamer-qapt

Remove gstreamer-qapt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gstreamer-qapt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gstreamer-qapt

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer-qapt package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.

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