How To Install gstreamer1.0-omx-generic on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1.0-omx-generic on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gstreamer1.0-omx-generic
gstreamer1.0-omx-generic is:
This plugin wraps available OpenMAX IL components and makes them available as standard GStreamer elements.
There are three methods to install gstreamer1.0-omx-generic 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 gstreamer1.0-omx-generic 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-omx-generic using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gstreamer1.0-omx-generic
Install gstreamer1.0-omx-generic Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gstreamer1.0-omx-generic using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gstreamer1.0-omx-generic
Install gstreamer1.0-omx-generic 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-omx-generic using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gstreamer1.0-omx-generic
How To Uninstall gstreamer1.0-omx-generic on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gstreamer1.0-omx-generic package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gstreamer1.0-omx-generic
Uninstall gstreamer1.0-omx-generic And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gstreamer1.0-omx-generic and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gstreamer1.0-omx-generic
Remove gstreamer1.0-omx-generic Configurations and Data
To remove gstreamer1.0-omx-generic configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gstreamer1.0-omx-generic
Remove gstreamer1.0-omx-generic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gstreamer1.0-omx-generic configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gstreamer1.0-omx-generic
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1.0-omx-generic package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
