How To Install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is chromium-codecs-ffmpeg
chromium-codecs-ffmpeg is:
This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
chromium-codecs-ffmpeg is now replaced by the chromium-ffmpeg snap.
Package: chromium-codecs-ffmpeg Architecture: amd64 Version: 80.0.3987.163-0ubuntu1 Priority: optional Section: universe/web Source: chromium-browser Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 68 Conflicts: chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra Replaces: chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra Filename: pool/universe/c/chromium-browser/chromium-codecs-ffmpeg_80.0.3987.163-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb Size: 3132 MD5sum: 29ca363ec5c72f296b44240f1b0f21bd SHA1: 28759b2b3fc966ce056f632fb8db768829a2d033 SHA256: 866007ca2e144338b337d597c32cfbd181ebe097639e1329aa4589e6d3dcdee1 Homepage: https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/ Description-en: Transitional package - chromium-codecs-ffmpeg -> chromium-ffmpeg snap This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
chromium-codecs-ffmpeg is now replaced by the chromium-ffmpeg snap.
There are three methods to install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg 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 chromium-codecs-ffmpeg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg
Install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg
Install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg 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 chromium-codecs-ffmpeg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg
How To Uninstall chromium-codecs-ffmpeg on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the chromium-codecs-ffmpeg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove chromium-codecs-ffmpeg
Uninstall chromium-codecs-ffmpeg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall chromium-codecs-ffmpeg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove chromium-codecs-ffmpeg
Remove chromium-codecs-ffmpeg Configurations and Data
To remove chromium-codecs-ffmpeg configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge chromium-codecs-ffmpeg
Remove chromium-codecs-ffmpeg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove chromium-codecs-ffmpeg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge chromium-codecs-ffmpeg
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
