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skater_nex
Asked: 2012-08-02 19:54:01 +0800 CST

How to install all existing media codecs?

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How to install all possible media codecs from console?

Is there a way to load and save them for some cases without Internet connection?

Thanks in Advance!

codecs

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  1. Best Answer

    UPDATE: 2017-Jan

    For Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and 16.10 (12.04 or later)

    update the repos:

    sudo apt-get update

    install CURL tool

    sudo apt-get install curl

    load VideoLAN repository

    curl https://download.videolan.org/pub/debian/videolan-apt.asc | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb https://download.videolan.org/pub/debian/stable ./" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/libdvdcss.list
sudo apt-get update

    install VLC and Mplayer, and their support elements

    sudo apt-get install vlc vlc-data browser-plugin-vlc mplayer2

    If still using 14.04 LTS (or earlier), then:

    sudo apt-get install vlc-plugin-pulse

    install remaining Ubuntu 'restricted extras' (146 MB when installed, skip if space is critical)

    sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

    If you are NOT already using 16.04 LTS (or later), force (manually) install the three key elements for full DVD support:

    sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2 libdvdnav4 libdvdread4
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  2. Yep, I had this problem when I switched to Ubuntu a year ago lol. I only know how to install them. I then made a mirror of my Linux installation as it's a bit more complex than using just the Ubuntu Desktop. I use a Server Thin Client Environment.

    Anyway the command to install codecs you need is

    sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad gstreamer0.10-bad-multiverse

    You may want to check if there is a later version of gstreamer available. The last one worked well for me and all my videos played so I stuck to this version (0.10)

    I'm sure there is a way to save it too but hopefully someone will answer your the second part of your question here

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  3. To install all the *default media codecs for Ubuntu, run this command in the **terminal:

    sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

    You will then be asked for your password (your password will NOT show up in the terminal, but I promise you it is there)

    Press [Enter]

    When prompted, press [Enter] (again)

    Once the process is complete, you're good to go!

    *Generally you have a choice to download and install them during initial instillation, but you can always install them this way as well after the fact

    **To open the terminal, right click on any empty workspace, and select "Open Terminal"

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  4. Install the ubuntu-restricted-extras for most of the codecs. To install it, click on the below image: Install via the software center

    Install and run aptoncd Install aptoncd to backup all the packages you have downloaded; you can reuse them using aptoncd in any computer.

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