How To Install livemedia-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install livemedia-utils on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is livemedia-utils
livemedia-utils is:
The live555.com streaming media code is a set of C++ libraries for multimedia streaming, using open standard protocols (RTP/RTCP, RTSP, SIP). These libraries can be used to build applications to stream, receive and process MPEG, H.263+ or JPEG video, several audio codecs, and can easily be extended to support additional codecs. They can also be used to build basic RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) or SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) clients and servers.
This package contains the live555.com streaming servers (live555MediaServer and live555ProxyServer), the example programs (openRTSP, playSIP, sapWatch, vobStreamer) and a variety of test tools.
There are three methods to install livemedia-utils on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install livemedia-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install livemedia-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install livemedia-utils
Install livemedia-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install livemedia-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install livemedia-utils
Install livemedia-utils 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 livemedia-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install livemedia-utils
How To Uninstall livemedia-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the livemedia-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove livemedia-utils
Uninstall livemedia-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall livemedia-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove livemedia-utils
Remove livemedia-utils Configurations and Data
To remove livemedia-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge livemedia-utils
Remove livemedia-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove livemedia-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge livemedia-utils
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install livemedia-utils package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
