How To Install gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps
gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps 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.
This package contains helper programs from the “base” set, an essential exemplary set of elements.
There are three methods to install gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps 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-plugins-base-apps 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-plugins-base-apps using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps
Install gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps
Install gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps 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-plugins-base-apps using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps
How To Uninstall gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps
Uninstall gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps 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-plugins-base-apps
Remove gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps Configurations and Data
To remove gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps
Remove gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
