How To Install gst-omx-listcomponents on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gst-omx-listcomponents on Ubuntu 18.04. gst-omx-listcomponents is OpenMax plugins for GStreamer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gst-omx-listcomponents on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is gst-omx-listcomponents

gst-omx-listcomponents is:

This package contains listcomponents for listing components in openmax IL. listcomponents is a debugging tool and should be only used for developers.

There are three methods to install gst-omx-listcomponents 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 gst-omx-listcomponents Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gst-omx-listcomponents using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gst-omx-listcomponents

Install gst-omx-listcomponents Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gst-omx-listcomponents using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gst-omx-listcomponents

Install gst-omx-listcomponents 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 gst-omx-listcomponents using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gst-omx-listcomponents

How To Uninstall gst-omx-listcomponents on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the gst-omx-listcomponents package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gst-omx-listcomponents

Uninstall gst-omx-listcomponents And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gst-omx-listcomponents and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gst-omx-listcomponents

Remove gst-omx-listcomponents Configurations and Data

To remove gst-omx-listcomponents configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gst-omx-listcomponents

Remove gst-omx-listcomponents configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gst-omx-listcomponents configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gst-omx-listcomponents

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gst-omx-listcomponents package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.