How To Install libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev
libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev 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 development files for GStreamer libraries from the “base” set, an essential exemplary set of elements.
Package: libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.16.2-4 Multi-Arch: same Priority: optional Section: libdevel 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: 4926 Depends: libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 (= 1.16.2-4), libgstreamer-gl1.0-0 (= 1.16.2-4), libc6-dev | libc-dev, pkg-config, libgstreamer1.0-dev (>= 1.16.2), libglib2.0-dev, liborc-0.4-dev (>= 1:0.4.24), libgl1-mesa-dev, libegl1-mesa-dev, libgles2-mesa-dev, libx11-xcb-dev, gir1.2-gst-plugins-base-1.0 (= 1.16.2-4) Conflicts: libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-dev (« 1.15.1) Breaks: libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-dev (« 1.15.1) Filename: pool/main/g/gst-plugins-base1.0/libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev_1.16.2-4_amd64.deb Size: 382624 MD5sum: 0f65a1ab3f32afab50fba0a07ad60ae1 SHA1: f4142d1ac6c27d2a28717bf4ac0c6482d6424e23 SHA256: 28cf435416f62dc6bc6f2df16cc07aace4eae46c80f07b91c6bcfb3843c8fde3 Homepage: https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org Description-en: GStreamer development files for 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 development files for GStreamer libraries from the “base” set, an essential exemplary set of elements.
There are three methods to install libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev 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-dev 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-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev
Install libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev 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-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev
Install libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev 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-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev
How To Uninstall libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev
Uninstall libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev 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-dev
Remove libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev
Remove libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
