How To Install libsrt1 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsrt1 on Ubuntu 20.04. libsrt1 is Secure Reliable Transport UDP streaming library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsrt1 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libsrt1

libsrt1 is:

SRT is a latency-aware UDP transport mechanism optimized for video streams. It detects and compensates for jitter and bandwidth fluctuations due to network congestion. It mitigates packet loss and supports AES encryption. Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop

There are three methods to install libsrt1 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 libsrt1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsrt1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsrt1

Install libsrt1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsrt1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsrt1

Install libsrt1 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 libsrt1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsrt1

How To Uninstall libsrt1 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libsrt1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsrt1

Uninstall libsrt1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsrt1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsrt1

Remove libsrt1 Configurations and Data

To remove libsrt1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsrt1

Remove libsrt1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsrt1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsrt1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsrt1 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.