How To Install libgstrtspserver-1.0-0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgstrtspserver-1.0-0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libgstrtspserver-1.0-0 is GStreamer RTSP Server (shared library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgstrtspserver-1.0-0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgstrtspserver-1.0-0

libgstrtspserver-1.0-0 is:

gst-rtsp-server is a library on top of GStreamer for building an RTSP server or embedding RTSP server capabilities into applications.

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 shared library for the GStreamer RTSP Server.

There are three methods to install libgstrtspserver-1.0-0 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 libgstrtspserver-1.0-0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgstrtspserver-1.0-0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgstrtspserver-1.0-0

Install libgstrtspserver-1.0-0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgstrtspserver-1.0-0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgstrtspserver-1.0-0

Install libgstrtspserver-1.0-0 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 libgstrtspserver-1.0-0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgstrtspserver-1.0-0

How To Uninstall libgstrtspserver-1.0-0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgstrtspserver-1.0-0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgstrtspserver-1.0-0

Uninstall libgstrtspserver-1.0-0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgstrtspserver-1.0-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgstrtspserver-1.0-0

Remove libgstrtspserver-1.0-0 Configurations and Data

To remove libgstrtspserver-1.0-0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgstrtspserver-1.0-0

Remove libgstrtspserver-1.0-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgstrtspserver-1.0-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgstrtspserver-1.0-0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgstrtspserver-1.0-0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.