How To Install cfourcc on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cfourcc
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is cfourcc
cfourcc is:
Identifies the codec used in AVI files (*.avi) and allows the user to change the FourCC description code (like fourcc-changer in Windows). Useful for people working with Microsoft AVI file. A Linux clone of AviC fourcc changer tool.
There are three methods to install cfourcc
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 cfourcc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cfourcc
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cfourcc
Install cfourcc Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cfourcc
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cfourcc
Install cfourcc 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 cfourcc
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cfourcc
How To Uninstall cfourcc on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the cfourcc
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cfourcc
Uninstall cfourcc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cfourcc
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cfourcc
Remove cfourcc Configurations and Data
To remove cfourcc
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cfourcc
Remove cfourcc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cfourcc
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cfourcc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cfourcc
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.