How To Install libavresample3 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libavresample3 on Ubuntu 18.04. libavresample3 is FFmpeg compatibility library for resampling - runtime files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libavresample3 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libavresample3

libavresample3 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 is provided for compatibility reasons only. The FFmpeg project advises to use libswresample instead.

This package contains the runtime files.

There are three methods to install libavresample3 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 libavresample3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libavresample3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libavresample3

Install libavresample3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libavresample3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libavresample3

Install libavresample3 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 libavresample3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libavresample3

How To Uninstall libavresample3 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libavresample3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libavresample3

Uninstall libavresample3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libavresample3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libavresample3

Remove libavresample3 Configurations and Data

To remove libavresample3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libavresample3

Remove libavresample3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libavresample3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libavresample3

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libavresample3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.