How To Install mediaconch on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install mediaconch on Ubuntu 22.04. mediaconch is implementation and policy checker, reporter and fixer for media files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mediaconch on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is mediaconch

mediaconch is:

MediaConch is an extensible, open source software project consisting of an implementation checker, policy checker, reporter, and fixer that targets preservation-level audiovisual files (specifically Matroska, Linear Pulse Code Modulation (LPCM) and FF Video Codec 1 (FFV1)) for use in memory institutions, providing detailed and batch-level conformance checking via an adaptable and flexible application program interface accessible by the command line, a graphical user interface, or a web-based shell.

This package contains the command-line utiltiy.

There are three methods to install mediaconch on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install mediaconch Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mediaconch

Install mediaconch Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mediaconch

Install mediaconch 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 mediaconch using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mediaconch

How To Uninstall mediaconch on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove mediaconch

Uninstall mediaconch And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mediaconch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mediaconch

Remove mediaconch Configurations and Data

To remove mediaconch configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mediaconch

Remove mediaconch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mediaconch

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mediaconch package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.