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!
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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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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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Thanks, but I don't thinks your codec list if full enough. I need almost all existing codecs. – skater_nex Aug 02 '12 at 04:36
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1check out this Post installation guide. It has details on installing codecs in the Multimedia section. I hope this helps link – exIT Solutions Aug 02 '12 at 04:50
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This worked for me in Ubuntu 12.04, except I had to remove
gstreamer0.10-bad-multivers– Francisco Nov 13 '15 at 22:42
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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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Install the ubuntu-restricted-extras for most of the codecs. To install it, click on the below image:
Install and run aptoncd 
to backup all the packages you have downloaded; you can reuse them using aptoncd in any computer.
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i think all the codecs would come with restricted extras, still you can search in the "software centre" for any other codecs left to be installed. if you are a music professional , you can install "ubuntustudio desktop" it will fetch all the required packages for art-music professionals. – techvish81 Aug 02 '12 at 05:34
E: Package 'vlc-plugin-pulse' has no installation candidateandsudo: /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh: command not found– MERose Jan 24 '17 at 18:00