How To Install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is chromium-codecs-ffmpeg
chromium-codecs-ffmpeg is:
This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
chromium-codecs-ffmpeg is now replaced by the chromium-ffmpeg snap.
There are three methods to install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg 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 chromium-codecs-ffmpeg 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg
Install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg
Install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg
How To Uninstall chromium-codecs-ffmpeg on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the chromium-codecs-ffmpeg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove chromium-codecs-ffmpeg
Uninstall chromium-codecs-ffmpeg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall chromium-codecs-ffmpeg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove chromium-codecs-ffmpeg
Remove chromium-codecs-ffmpeg Configurations and Data
To remove chromium-codecs-ffmpeg configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge chromium-codecs-ffmpeg
Remove chromium-codecs-ffmpeg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove chromium-codecs-ffmpeg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge chromium-codecs-ffmpeg
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
