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I have installed ubuntu-restricted-extras to get the media codecs. I was wondering where does these codecs are stored after installtion? Can anyone help with the location?

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This package is a stub, it installs the dependent packages from dependent and recommended packages:

  • ubuntu-restricted-addons

    • chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra
    • gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3
    • gstreamer1.0-libav
    • gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly
    • gstreamer1.0-vaapi

  • libavcodec-extra

  • ttf-mscorefonts-installer

  • unrar

Each package has its filelist (unrar as example) and also maybe checked locally with dpkg (dpkg -L unrar as example).

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  • I am actually trying to copy the codecs to a different location. Is there anyway I can download them separately and place it where I want? For example, let's say I want hvec and aac codec, how can I download those separately?
    – Hasan
    Aug 19, 2020 at 12:41
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    You have to analyze their packages and try to install only them. Installing separate files without using package manager is non-standard, not reproducible, as you will lose control on them.
    – N0rbert
    Aug 19, 2020 at 13:41

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