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When I try to install missing plugins on terminal, the following output appears: 

arif@arif-HP-Pavilion-15-Notebook-PC:~$ sudo apt-get purge ubuntu-restricted-extras
[sudo] password for arif: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package ubuntu-restricted-extras
arif@arif-HP-Pavilion-15-Notebook-PC:~$ sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package ubuntu-restricted-extras
arif@arif-HP-Pavilion-15-Notebook-PC:~$
xangua
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Arif Manzoor Chandio
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Go to the software center -> edit -> software sources and check all boxes. I think the one you need is multiverse, but just to be sure, enable all. Then do sudo apt-get update (unless it updates automatically), now the package should be able to be located.

BIfrost
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  • This is correct. Why has it been downvoted? You have to enable multiverse to have access to -restricted-extra. – Rmano Sep 15 '14 at 09:54
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purge command is used to remove the component with all its dependencies. If you want to install the package use the following command in terminal

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
Anandu M Das
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  • No, purge delete a component with all the configuration files (remove did not touch configuration files). Both delete the automatically installed dependencies that are no more referenced --- none touch manually installed dependencies. – Rmano Sep 15 '14 at 09:56