How To Install gstreamer1.0-gtk3 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1.0-gtk3 on Ubuntu 20.04. gstreamer1.0-gtk3 is GStreamer plugin for GTK+3 GStreamer plugin for GTK+3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1.0-gtk3 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is `gstreamer1.0-gtk3`

gstreamer1.0-gtk3 is:

GStreamer is a streaming media framework, based on graphs of filters which operate on media data. Applications using this library can do anything from real-time sound processing to playing videos, and just about anything else media-related. Its plugin-based architecture means that new data types or processing capabilities can be added simply by installing new plug-ins.

This package contains the GStreamer plugin for GTK+3. Task: ubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop Gstreamer-Elements: gtkglsink, gtksink Gstreamer-Version: 1.16

Package: gstreamer1.0-gtk3 Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.16.2-1ubuntu2 Multi-Arch: same Priority: optional Section: graphics Source: gst-plugins-good1.0 Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Maintainers of GStreamer packages [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 187 Provides: gstreamer1.0-videosink Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libcairo2 (>= 1.10.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.40), libgstreamer-gl1.0-0 (>= 1.16.2), libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 (>= 1.16.2), libgstreamer1.0-0 (>= 1.16.2), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.16.2) Breaks: gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad (« 1.13.1) Replaces: gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad (« 1.13.1) Filename: pool/main/g/gst-plugins-good1.0/gstreamer1.0-gtk3_1.16.2-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb Size: 64092 MD5sum: 5771332fff611556a52f91f7cb28265c SHA1: d0e783ef0ea86f98a225e0750deab57921709850 SHA256: df851f02de42045b385c710aaf6a52d881ecc41c1476d6faf9af349e2a1f8b03 Homepage: https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org Description-en: GStreamer plugin for GTK+3 GStreamer is a streaming media framework, based on graphs of filters which operate on media data. Applications using this library can do anything from real-time sound processing to playing videos, and just about anything else media-related. Its plugin-based architecture means that new data types or processing capabilities can be added simply by installing new plug-ins.

There are three methods to install gstreamer1.0-gtk3 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 gstreamer1.0-gtk3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gstreamer1.0-gtk3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gstreamer1.0-gtk3

Install gstreamer1.0-gtk3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gstreamer1.0-gtk3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gstreamer1.0-gtk3

Install gstreamer1.0-gtk3 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 gstreamer1.0-gtk3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gstreamer1.0-gtk3

How To Uninstall gstreamer1.0-gtk3 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the gstreamer1.0-gtk3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gstreamer1.0-gtk3

Uninstall gstreamer1.0-gtk3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gstreamer1.0-gtk3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gstreamer1.0-gtk3

Remove gstreamer1.0-gtk3 Configurations and Data

To remove gstreamer1.0-gtk3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gstreamer1.0-gtk3

Remove gstreamer1.0-gtk3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gstreamer1.0-gtk3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gstreamer1.0-gtk3

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1.0-gtk3 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.