How To Install libpostproc54 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpostproc54 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpostproc54
libpostproc54 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 video post processing.
This package contains the runtime files.
There are three methods to install libpostproc54 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 libpostproc54 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpostproc54 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpostproc54
Install libpostproc54 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpostproc54 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpostproc54
Install libpostproc54 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 libpostproc54 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpostproc54
How To Uninstall libpostproc54 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpostproc54 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpostproc54
Uninstall libpostproc54 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpostproc54 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpostproc54
Remove libpostproc54 Configurations and Data
To remove libpostproc54 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpostproc54
Remove libpostproc54 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpostproc54 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpostproc54
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpostproc54 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.