How To Install gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04. gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-dbg is GStreamer plugins from the ugly set (debug symbols)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-dbg

gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-dbg 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 unstripped shared libraries. It is provided primarily to provide a backtrace with names in a debugger, this makes it somewhat easier to interpret core dumps. The libraries are installed in /usr/lib/debug and are automatically used by gdb. Build-Ids: 2ba257ccb2e4a5bdeb9b69d9c8d1163084a680f2 41a54bd7196945f5bc905bdf0370d13cfe08f32a 4a093127118cebef6c38e7f3156f8bbeaa881b40 608ee982c674f061fd94de9bf443e4ee4c6d0e00 784417633225dfd63923505b5a368e22c09e185d 8988c17b1fe44c520fa6c6ea1ec19954879f827b 996b7b2e27eb34295197a76ec0bbc65b010031fa 9b246e2bd3880d9c3ce4eb8eb371ec44802c8a2f ae324216617da5e7e63fc6ada1432a2e022f8536 ddca462d0e7fa2f74b694ab8a8382de7c58853df e3d363957e457bba90b92815724817b03e79f81b e5b8bcc861588a7c7e09b50694bd489fd04ca8ba eda89def1549be013ff1c3901e0353d3a03baabe

There are three methods to install gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-dbg 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 gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-dbg 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-ugly-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-dbg

Install gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-dbg

Install gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-dbg 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-ugly-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-dbg

How To Uninstall gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-dbg

Uninstall gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-dbg

Remove gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-dbg

Remove gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-dbg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-dbg package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.