How To Install gstreamer1.0-fdkaac on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1.0-fdkaac
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is gstreamer1.0-fdkaac
gstreamer1.0-fdkaac is:
GStreamer is a streaming media framework, based on graphs of filters which operate on media data. Applications using this library can do anything from real-time sound processing to playing videos, and just about anything else media-related. Its plugin-based architecture means that new data types or processing capabilities can be added simply by installing new plug-ins.
GStreamer Bad Plug-ins is a set of plug-ins that aren’t up to par compared to the rest. They might be close to being good quality, but they’re missing something - be it a good code review, some documentation, a set of tests, a real live maintainer, or some actual wide use.
This package contains the FDK AAC plugins.
There are three methods to install gstreamer1.0-fdkaac
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 gstreamer1.0-fdkaac Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gstreamer1.0-fdkaac
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gstreamer1.0-fdkaac
Install gstreamer1.0-fdkaac Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gstreamer1.0-fdkaac
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gstreamer1.0-fdkaac
Install gstreamer1.0-fdkaac 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 gstreamer1.0-fdkaac
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gstreamer1.0-fdkaac
How To Uninstall gstreamer1.0-fdkaac on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the gstreamer1.0-fdkaac
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gstreamer1.0-fdkaac
Uninstall gstreamer1.0-fdkaac And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gstreamer1.0-fdkaac
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gstreamer1.0-fdkaac
Remove gstreamer1.0-fdkaac Configurations and Data
To remove gstreamer1.0-fdkaac
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gstreamer1.0-fdkaac
Remove gstreamer1.0-fdkaac configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gstreamer1.0-fdkaac
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gstreamer1.0-fdkaac
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1.0-fdkaac
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.