Build and install specified GStreamer on the Ubuntu

Update Ubuntu GStreamer to the specified version：

1. Enter root user

sudo -s

2. Connect the internet

Connect the network cable and make sure the network is unobstructed.

If no IP, please run dhclient -i eth0.

3. Check the internet：

4. Setting up compile environment：

apt update
apt install -y build-essential meson ninja-build python3-pip bison libglib2.0-dev flex
pip3 install --upgrade meson

5. Install extern packages：

apt install -y libopus-dev libasound2-dev libopenh264-dev libx264-dev libjpeg-dev libmp3lame-dev libfdk-aac-dev

For glimagesink on Ubuntu mate:

6. Build and install GStreamer：

Get the GStreamer package and build(Take version 1.20.1 for example):

7. Check

gst-inspect-1.0 --version

9. Test:

gst-launch-1.0 -v videotestsrc ! timeoverlay ! x264enc ! mp4mux ! filesink location=test.mp4

10. Hardware video codec support:

The C3V platform has hardware video codecs and provides a V4L2 framework. It currently supports GStreamer 1.20.1, 1.22.9, and 1.24.2:

For Ubuntu 20.04 and Ubuntu 22.04, we recommend using version 1.22.9, which is the same as the version that Buildroot 2024.02 used default. It’s newer than the default versions of Ubuntu 20.04 and Ubuntu 22.04. And its patches can be found in the path: <C3V_code>/linux/rootfs/initramfs/buildroot/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-good

Or you can just use the following:

For Ubuntu 24.04, we recommend using version 1.24.2, which is the same as the version of Ubuntu 24.04 used default.

This patch is older than other GStreamer patches and may have some bugs, if you really need to use this version, please contact us to update it.

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