How To Install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra
chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra is:
An open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable way for all Internet users to experience the web.
This package contains the multi-threaded ffmpeg codecs needed for the HTML5
There are three methods to install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra 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 chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra
Install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra
Install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra 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 chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra
How To Uninstall chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra
Uninstall chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra And Its Dependencies
To uninstall chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra
Remove chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra Configurations and Data
To remove chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra
Remove chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
