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Build and install specified GStreamer on the Ubuntu

Build and install specified GStreamer on the Ubuntu

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Last updated: Feb 07, 2025
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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.

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If no IP, please run dhclient -i eth0.

3. Check the internet：

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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:

apt install -y libx11-dev libgl-dev libx11-xcb-dev

6. Build and install GStreamer：

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

wget https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/src/gstreamer/gstreamer-1.20.1.tar.xz tar -xf gstreamer-1.20.1.tar.xz cd gstreamer-1.20.1 meson build --prefix=/usr ninja -C build ninja -C build install

7. Check

gst-inspect-1.0 --version

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8. Install other packages as step 5, path:
https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/src/gst-plugins-base/gst-plugins-base-1.20.1.tar.xz
https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/src/gst-plugins-bad/gst-plugins-bad-1.20.1.tar.xz
https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/src/gst-plugins-good/gst-plugins-good-1.20.1.tar.xz
https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/src/gst-plugins-ugly/gst-plugins-ugly-1.20.1.tar.xz

9. Test:

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

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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.

  • To use version 1.20.1, please use the following patch:

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.

Reference

Compile and install GStreamer 1.22.9 for C3V codec in C3V Ubuntu environment

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