How To Install libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer on Ubuntu 18.04

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer

libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer is:

LibreOffice is a full-featured office productivity suite that provides a near drop-in replacement for Microsoft(R) Office.

This package contains a GStreamer backend for LibreOffices avmedia component to play audio/video.

There are three methods to install libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer 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 libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer

Install libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer

Install libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer 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 libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer

How To Uninstall libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer

Uninstall libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer

Remove libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer Configurations and Data

To remove libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer

Remove libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer

References

• libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer website
• libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer on packages.ubuntu.com

Summary

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