How To Install libopenh264-cisco6 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenh264-cisco6 on Ubuntu 22.04. libopenh264-cisco6 is OpenH264 Video Codec provided by Cisco Systems, Inc.

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenh264-cisco6 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libopenh264-cisco6

libopenh264-cisco6 is:

OpenH264 is a codec library which supports H.264 encoding and decoding. It is suitable for use in real time applications such as WebRTC.

In order to comply with the AVC/H.264 Patent Portfolio License Conditions, this package downloads the suitable binary for the architecture and installs it. Besides the download, this is an empty package.

There are three methods to install libopenh264-cisco6 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 libopenh264-cisco6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenh264-cisco6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopenh264-cisco6

Install libopenh264-cisco6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenh264-cisco6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libopenh264-cisco6

Install libopenh264-cisco6 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 libopenh264-cisco6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopenh264-cisco6

How To Uninstall libopenh264-cisco6 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libopenh264-cisco6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopenh264-cisco6

Uninstall libopenh264-cisco6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopenh264-cisco6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenh264-cisco6

Remove libopenh264-cisco6 Configurations and Data

To remove libopenh264-cisco6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopenh264-cisco6

Remove libopenh264-cisco6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libopenh264-cisco6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenh264-cisco6

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenh264-cisco6 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.