How To Install libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0
libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 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 libraries from the “base” set, an essential exemplary set of elements. Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-video, ubuntustudio-audio, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Package: libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.16.2-4 Multi-Arch: same Priority: optional Section: libs Source: gst-plugins-base1.0 Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Maintainers of GStreamer packages [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 2572 Depends: libc6 (>= 2.29), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.59.2), libgstreamer1.0-0 (>= 1.16.2), liborc-0.4-0 (>= 1:0.4.25), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), iso-codes Recommends: gstreamer1.0-plugins-base Suggests: libvisual-0.4-plugins Conflicts: libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 (« 1.15.1) Breaks: gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad (« 1.15.1), libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 (« 1.15.1), totem-gstreamer (<= 2.17.92-0ubuntu1) Filename: pool/main/g/gst-plugins-base1.0/libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0_1.16.2-4_amd64.deb Size: 735080 MD5sum: 651615b324bab8ec67497ed96460cc45 SHA1: 8b904eba2e6b4a3610c27275418cc8012cb1ed8a SHA256: c7fe122afa31ba8a686f2d2f81af210e1490ef424d5bd6887d44ba107c027db7 Homepage: https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org Description-en: GStreamer libraries from the “base” set 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 libraries from the “base” set, an essential exemplary set of elements. Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-video, ubuntustudio-audio, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
There are three methods to install libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 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 libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0
Install libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0
Install libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 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 libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0
How To Uninstall libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0
Uninstall libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0
Remove libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 Configurations and Data
To remove libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0
Remove libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
