How To Install gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-doc
gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-doc 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 documentation for plugins from the “ugly” set, a set of good-quality plug-ins that might pose distribution problems.
There are three methods to install gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-doc 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-ugly-doc 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-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-doc
Install gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-doc 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-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-doc
Install gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-doc 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-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-doc
How To Uninstall gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-doc
Uninstall gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-doc 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-ugly-doc
Remove gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-doc Configurations and Data
To remove gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-doc
Remove gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-doc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
