How To Install libavcodec-extra58 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libavcodec-extra58 on Ubuntu 20.04. libavcodec-extra58 is FFmpeg library with additional de/encoders for audio/video codecs FFmpeg library with additional de/encoders for audio/video codecs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libavcodec-extra58 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libavcodec-extra58

libavcodec-extra58 is:

FFmpeg is the leading multimedia framework, able to decode, encode, transcode, mux, demux, stream, filter and play pretty much anything that humans and machines have created. It supports the most obscure ancient formats up to the cutting edge.

This library provides a generic encoding/decoding framework and contains multiple decoders and encoders for audio, video and subtitle streams, and several bitstream filters.

The shared architecture provides various services ranging from bit stream I/O to DSP optimizations, and makes it suitable for implementing robust and fast codecs as well as for experimentation.

This package replaces the libavcodec58 package and contains the following additional codecs:

  • ARIB STD-B24 Captions (Subtitle Decoder)
  • OpenCORE Adaptive Multi-Rate (AMR) Narrow-Band (Encoder/Decoder)
  • OpenCORE Adaptive Multi-Rate (AMR) Wide-Band (Decoder)
  • Android VisualOn Adaptive Multi-Rate (AMR) Wide-Band (Encoder)

Because this package links against libraries that are licensed under Apache License 2.0, the resulting binaries are distributed under the GPL version 3 or later.

Package: libavcodec-extra58 Architecture: amd64 Version: 7:4.2.2-1ubuntu1 Multi-Arch: same Priority: optional Section: universe/libs Source: ffmpeg Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 14303 Provides: libavcodec58 (= 7:4.2.2-1ubuntu1) Depends: libaom0 (>= 1.0.0), libaribb24-0 (>= 1.0.3), libavutil56 (= 7:4.2.2-1ubuntu1), libc6 (>= 2.29), libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4), libcodec2-0.9, libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), libgsm1 (>= 1.0.18), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614), libmp3lame0 (>= 3.100), libopencore-amrnb0 (>= 0.1.5), libopencore-amrwb0 (>= 0.1.5), libopenjp2-7 (>= 2.0.0), libopus0 (>= 1.1), librsvg2-2 (>= 2.14.4), libshine3 (>= 3.1.0), libsnappy1v5 (>= 1.1.8), libspeex1 (>= 1.2~beta3-1), libswresample3 (= 7:4.2.2-1ubuntu1), libtheora0 (>= 1.0), libtwolame0 (>= 0.3.10), libva2 (>= 2.2.0), libvo-amrwbenc0 (>= 0.1.3), libvorbis0a (>= 1.1.2), libvorbisenc2 (>= 1.1.2), libvpx6 (>= 1.6.0), libwavpack1 (>= 4.40.0), libwebp6 (>= 0.5.1), libwebpmux3 (>= 0.6.1-2), libx264-155, libx265-179 (>= 3.2), libxvidcore4 (>= 1.2.2), libzvbi0 (>= 0.2.35), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0) Conflicts: libavcodec58 Filename: pool/universe/f/ffmpeg/libavcodec-extra58_4.2.2-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb Size: 4876268 MD5sum: b1344a0322ea2ac3f335a0d402911d7b SHA1: d06748148b7ee0f6d9d99b1a01b5e440b39fda1e SHA256: dbfbff7ce574883ab63331748ab64fccacc8e48cb9f5f1ccea3132c4e2aa9eb0 Homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/ Description-en: FFmpeg library with additional de/encoders for audio/video codecs FFmpeg is the leading multimedia framework, able to decode, encode, transcode, mux, demux, stream, filter and play pretty much anything that humans and machines have created. It supports the most obscure ancient formats up to the cutting edge.

This library provides a generic encoding/decoding framework and contains multiple decoders and encoders for audio, video and subtitle streams, and several bitstream filters.

The shared architecture provides various services ranging from bit stream I/O to DSP optimizations, and makes it suitable for implementing robust and fast codecs as well as for experimentation.

This package replaces the libavcodec58 package and contains the following additional codecs:

  • ARIB STD-B24 Captions (Subtitle Decoder)
  • OpenCORE Adaptive Multi-Rate (AMR) Narrow-Band (Encoder/Decoder)
  • OpenCORE Adaptive Multi-Rate (AMR) Wide-Band (Decoder)
  • Android VisualOn Adaptive Multi-Rate (AMR) Wide-Band (Encoder)

Because this package links against libraries that are licensed under Apache License 2.0, the resulting binaries are distributed under the GPL version 3 or later.

There are three methods to install libavcodec-extra58 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 libavcodec-extra58 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libavcodec-extra58 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libavcodec-extra58

Install libavcodec-extra58 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libavcodec-extra58 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libavcodec-extra58

Install libavcodec-extra58 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 libavcodec-extra58 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libavcodec-extra58

How To Uninstall libavcodec-extra58 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libavcodec-extra58 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libavcodec-extra58

Uninstall libavcodec-extra58 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libavcodec-extra58 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libavcodec-extra58

Remove libavcodec-extra58 Configurations and Data

To remove libavcodec-extra58 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libavcodec-extra58

Remove libavcodec-extra58 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libavcodec-extra58 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libavcodec-extra58

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libavcodec-extra58 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.