Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libavformat58 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libavformat58
libavformat58 is:
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.
Task: kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Package: libavformat58
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7:4.2.2-1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Source: ffmpeg
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected]
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers [email protected]
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2604
Depends: libavcodec58 (= 7:4.2.2-1ubuntu1), libavutil56 (= 7:4.2.2-1ubuntu1), libbluray2 (>= 1:0.2.2), libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.28), libchromaprint1 (>= 1.3.2), libgme0 (>= 0.5.5), libgnutls30 (>= 3.6.6), libopenmpt0 (>= 0.3.0), libssh-gcrypt-4 (>= 0.8.0), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0.2)
Filename: pool/universe/f/ffmpeg/libavformat58_4.2.2-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 980732
MD5sum: 08c5e78f6afe477f1bd12161a4b94f8f
SHA1: d21beb275949bd276d1fa82619ceaeae82155684
SHA256: ffa0b5cbdd63924c8f4d643d2f63395ab45a189288d92364d6e73253ab71c166
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.
Task: kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
There are three methods to install libavformat58 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libavformat58 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libavformat58 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libavformat58
Install libavformat58 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libavformat58 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libavformat58
Install libavformat58 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 libavformat58 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libavformat58
How To Uninstall libavformat58 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libavformat58 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libavformat58
Uninstall libavformat58 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libavformat58 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libavformat58
Remove libavformat58 Configurations and Data
To remove libavformat58 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libavformat58
Remove libavformat58 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libavformat58 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libavformat58
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libavformat58 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
