How to Install Ubuntu Restricted Extras

Ubuntu Restricted Extras is a software bundle that contains packages that are not allowed to be installed, either due to ethical or copyright reasons. They are generally codecs and other media fonts. In this article, we will learn how install ubuntu restricted extras.

How to Install Ubuntu Restricted Extras

Before you proceed, you need to know a few things about restricted extras. They are restricted mainly because of their usage and licensing rights. Many of these packages are not free, and cannot be easily fixed or updated that is why they are not supported by default Ubuntu package managers. So you will be using it at your own risk. Here is a list of all packages available as a part of restricted extras.

• flashplugin-installer
• gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg
• gstreamer0.10-fluendo-mp3
• gstreamer0.10-pitfdll
• gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad
• gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly
• gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse
• gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse
• icedtea6-plugin
• libavcodec-extra-52
• libmp4v2-0
• ttf-mscorefonts-installer
• unrar

1. Enable Multiverse Repository in Ubuntu

The first step is to enable multiverse repository in Ubuntu.

$ sudo add-apt-repository multiverse

2. Install Ubuntu Restricted Extras

If you would like to know which packages will be installed in Ubuntu Restricted extras, run the following command to get its details.

$ sudo apt info ubuntu-restricted-extras

Then run the following command to install Ubuntu Restricted Extras.

$ sudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-extras

You will see a few confirmation dialogs and user agreements during installation. Keep confirming to proceed further.

3. Verify Installation

You can verify installation by running the unrar command without any options. It is one of the restricted extras and running it without any option gives its description.

$ unrar

4. Remove Ubuntu Restricted Extras

If you want to uninstall or remove these Restricted extras, you can do so with the following command.

$ sudo apt autoremove --purge ubuntu-restricted-extras

In this article, we have learnt how to install Ubuntu Restricted Extras.

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