How to Install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

How to Install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

chromium-codecs-ffmpeg software package provides Free ffmpeg codecs for the Chromium Browser, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg 

chromium-codecs-ffmpeg is installed in your system.

Make ensure the chromium-codecs-ffmpeg package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep chromium-codecs-ffmpeg *

You will get with chromium-codecs-ffmpeg package name, version, architecture and description in a table

chromium-codecs-ffmpeg package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin
Section Web Software
Package chromium-codecs-ffmpeg
Version 37.0.2062.120-0ubuntu0.12.04.3
Description Free ffmpeg codecs for the Chromium Browser
Sub Section Web


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