How To Install gstreamer1.0-x on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1.0-x on Ubuntu 20.04. gstreamer1.0-x is GStreamer plugins for X11 and Pango GStreamer plugins for X11 and Pango

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1.0-x on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is `gstreamer1.0-x`

gstreamer1.0-x 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 the GStreamer plugins for X11 video output, both for standard Xlib support and for the Xv extension, as well as the plugin for Pango-based text rendering and overlay. Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop Gstreamer-Elements: clockoverlay, textoverlay, textrender, timeoverlay, ximagesink, xvimagesink Gstreamer-Version: 1.16

Package: gstreamer1.0-x Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.16.2-4 Multi-Arch: same Priority: optional Section: libs Source: gst-plugins-base1.0 Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Maintainers of GStreamer packages [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 348 Provides: gstreamer1.0-videosink Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.40), libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 (>= 1.16.2), libgstreamer1.0-0 (>= 1.16.2), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.22.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.16.0), libx11-6, libxext6, libxv1 Filename: pool/main/g/gst-plugins-base1.0/gstreamer1.0-x_1.16.2-4_amd64.deb Size: 74728 MD5sum: b24a648e8a1dc6216a0538e6c4e70b3f SHA1: 1257ad7c5aaced9010f38655edef22d4da612581 SHA256: 3f722f94501f181ad9c4934f668a3169d459af5d1a343221468448a42cd2b6c7 Homepage: https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org Description-en: GStreamer plugins for X11 and Pango 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.

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

sudo apt-get -y install gstreamer1.0-x

Install gstreamer1.0-x Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gstreamer1.0-x

Install gstreamer1.0-x 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-x using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gstreamer1.0-x

How To Uninstall gstreamer1.0-x on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the gstreamer1.0-x package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gstreamer1.0-x

Uninstall gstreamer1.0-x And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gstreamer1.0-x 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-x

Remove gstreamer1.0-x Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gstreamer1.0-x

Remove gstreamer1.0-x configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gstreamer1.0-x

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Summary

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