Linux mint ubuntu restricted extras

How to Install Ubuntu Restricted Extras

Ubuntu Restricted Extras is a software bundle for the Ubuntu operating system that allows users to install software that isn’t currently included for ethical or copyright reasons, such as regularly used media codecs and fonts.

The Ubuntu Restricted Extras is a metapackage that has the following dependencies:

• 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

Important: Before you proceed to install Ubuntu-restricted extras on your system, take note of the following:

• All software provided by the Ubuntu restricted extras meta-package is not free, which implies that the licensing requirements of such software do not meet the Ubuntu main component license policy.
• Also, ensure that you verify your rights to use any of the non-free software and adhere to the licensing terms of the copyright holder.
• Additionally, non-free software is usually not supported and can’t be fixed or updated, therefore, use it at your own risk.

Enable Multiverse Repository in Ubuntu

To install the restricted extras on Ubuntu, you need to enable the Multiverse Repository (which provides non-open-source software to users) on your Ubuntu system.

Run the following command to enable the multiverse repository: if you are prompted for a password, enter a valid one to proceed:

$ sudo add-apt-repository multiverse

If you prefer GUI, you can enable Multiverse Repository by clicking on Activities, then search for Software & Updates and open it.

The first or default tab, “Ubuntu Software” displays a list of repositories, or “channels“. Look for the option Multiverse (software restricted by copyright or legal issues) in the list and check it as highlighted in the next screenshot.

The system will prompt you to enter your user password to continue. Enter a valid password and click “Authenticate” to proceed.

Next, the system might also prompt you to choose a download server. Select a server in your location or nearby. Alternatively, you can click “Select Best Server” so that the system performs a few tests to select the best server. Then, to proceed, click “Choose Server” and input your password.

Once you try to close the Software & Updates application, the system will prompt you to refresh the package cache (similar to running the “sudo apt update” or “sudo apt-get update” command).

This step will add information about packages in the just-enabled repository to the local package index. Click Reload to proceed.

Install Ubuntu Restricted Extras Package

Before you proceed to install the ubuntu-restricted-extras package, you can view information about it, such as version, priority, description, and more, by running the following apt command:

$ sudo apt info ubuntu-restricted-extras

Then install ubuntu-restricted-extras package as shown:

$ sudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-extras

During the installation process, you will be prompted to agree to certain package licenses before they can be installed on your system. The first is the Microsoft end-user license agreement (EULA). Click OK to agree and continue.

Next, you also have to accept the TrueType core fonts package’s Web EULA before the package can be installed. Select “Yes” to agree and proceed.

Verify Ubuntu Restricted Extras Installation

To ensure that the Ubuntu Restricted Extras have been successfully installed on your system, look for the unrar command and run it without any options or arguments, for example:

Remove Ubuntu Restricted Extras

To remove the Ubuntu Restricted Extras meta-package, run the following command:

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

That’s all. In this guide, we have shown how to install Ubuntu Restricted Extras. Use the comments section to ask any questions or share your thoughts about this guide.

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ubuntu-restricted-extras on Linux Mint 20.3 «Una»

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install ubuntu-restricted-extras package:

2. Uninstall / Remove ubuntu-restricted-extras package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall ubuntu-restricted-extras package:

3. Details of ubuntu-restricted-extras package

Package: ubuntu-restricted-extras
Architecture: amd64
Version: 67
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/metapackages
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 14
Depends: ubuntu-restricted-addons
Recommends: libavcodec-extra, ttf-mscorefonts-installer, unrar
Filename: pool/multiverse/u/ubuntu-restricted-extras/ubuntu-restricted-extras_67_amd64.deb
Size: 3200
MD5sum: 8efda97241610b26913baaadc449e7cb
SHA1: 8be66c9d95b201e780264a3d0ebd9905235b72ad
SHA256: df895516546b78c8a417f42f53cd288b5976718e225b08cb16bb85a952eb7468
Description: Commonly used media codecs and fonts for Ubuntu
Description-md5: 5625deefba56f767d8e27098e82e3e9d

4. References on Linux Mint 20.3 «Una»

5. The same packages on other Linux Distributions

ubuntu-restricted-extras (66) Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

ubuntu-restricted-extras (65) Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

ubuntu-restricted-extras (67) Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

ubuntu-restricted-extras (67) Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

ubuntu-restricted-extras (67) Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

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ubuntu-restricted-extras on Linux Mint 21 «Vanessa»

This is a short guide on how to install ubuntu-restricted-extras package:

2. Uninstall / Remove ubuntu-restricted-extras package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall ubuntu-restricted-extras package:

3. Details of ubuntu-restricted-extras package

Package: ubuntu-restricted-extras
Architecture: amd64
Version: 67
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/metapackages
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 14
Depends: ubuntu-restricted-addons
Recommends: libavcodec-extra, ttf-mscorefonts-installer, unrar
Filename: pool/multiverse/u/ubuntu-restricted-extras/ubuntu-restricted-extras_67_amd64.deb
Size: 3200
MD5sum: 8efda97241610b26913baaadc449e7cb
SHA1: 8be66c9d95b201e780264a3d0ebd9905235b72ad
SHA256: df895516546b78c8a417f42f53cd288b5976718e225b08cb16bb85a952eb7468
SHA512: 6077b0d9580063d4c25acb94aca63c9ff3faef6bf9639da079be228584c8474419d768963ffed133c029cc744c469f086b5362c2fa749a131c27ffe140c2c8ae
Description: Commonly used media codecs and fonts for Ubuntu
Description-md5: 5625deefba56f767d8e27098e82e3e9d

4. References on Linux Mint 21 «Vanessa»

5. The same packages on other Linux Distributions

ubuntu-restricted-extras (66) Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

ubuntu-restricted-extras (65) Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

ubuntu-restricted-extras (67) Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

ubuntu-restricted-extras (67) Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

ubuntu-restricted-extras (67) Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

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about ubuntu-restricted-extras package

Post by Gryphus One » Sun Jan 24, 2010 11:54 am

Hi, I’m new in the forum and have just installed Linux Mint after one year using Ubuntu.

One of the features of LM that attracted me most was that, being compatible with Ubuntu’s packages and repositories, LM however comes with some propietary technologies (like Flash Player and some codecs) out of the box, whereas in Ubuntu you have to install them. But when in Ubuntu you install a package called ubuntu-restricted-extras, you have not only that, but also some things that LM doesn’t, like the Microsoft propietary fonts (like Times New Roman) and maybe other things that I don’t exactly now.

-Which things does an Ubuntu with ubuntu-restricted-extras have, that LM doesn’t out of the box?
-Which packages do I have to install in LM to have the same things that would have in Ubuntu with that package?
-Can I install the ubuntu-restricted-extras package in LM?

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[SOLVED]ok to install ubuntu-restricted extras on linux mint 20.3?

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[SOLVED]ok to install ubuntu-restricted extras on linux mint 20.3?

Post by SHADOW75784 » Mon Jan 10, 2022 1:28 am

Is it ok to install `ubuntu-restricted-extras` on Linux mint 20.3?

When I start the installation it says:

Reading package lists. Done Building dependency tree Reading state information. Done The following additional packages will be installed: chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra python3-debconf python3-distro-info python3-distupgrade python3-update-manager ttf-mscorefonts-installer ubuntu-advantage-tools ubuntu-release-upgrader-core ubuntu-restricted-addons update-manager-core update-notifier-common Recommended packages: gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 The following NEW packages will be installed: chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra python3-debconf python3-distro-info python3-distupgrade python3-update-manager ttf-mscorefonts-installer ubuntu-advantage-tools ubuntu-release-upgrader-core ubuntu-restricted-addons ubuntu-restricted-extras update-manager-core update-notifier-common 0 upgraded, 12 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 1,213 kB of archives. After this operation, 6,124 kB of additional disk space will be used. 

I am worried that packages like ubuntu-release-upgrader-core, distupgrade, and update-manager-core may cause problems with linux mint.

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