How to Install and Uninstall libswscale5 Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: February 02,2025

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "libswscale5" package

This tutorial shows how to install libswscale5 on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libswscale5" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libswscale5 on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libswscale5
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libswscale5 package on Kali Linux

Package: libswscale5
Source: ffmpeg (7:4.4.2-1)
Version: 7:4.4.2-1+b1
Installed-Size: 695
Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libavutil56 (= 7:4.4.2-1+b1), libc6 (>= 2.29)
Size: 207872
SHA256: 1f1edabdb34bd04b7c921383d5bd0afbdae49d82949627567643a4a256dd1f68
SHA1: 89716036e142ec08f10e976badbeb507221e9a1a
MD5sum: 654bf3230341447c8d44c2dcf94b6e0e
Description: FFmpeg library for image scaling and various conversions - runtime files
FFmpeg is the leading multimedia framework, able to decode, encode, transcode,
mux, demux, stream, filter and play pretty much anything that humans and
machines have created. It supports the most obscure ancient formats up to the
cutting edge.
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This library performs highly optimized image scaling and colorspace and pixel
format conversion operations.
Specifically, this library performs the following conversions:
* Rescaling is the process of changing the video size. Several rescaling
options and algorithms are available. This is usually a lossy process.
* Pixel format conversion is the process of converting the image format and
colorspace of the image, for example from planar YUV420P to RGB24 packed.
It also handles packing conversion, that is converts from packed layout
(all pixels belonging to distinct planes interleaved in the same buffer),
to planar layout (all samples belonging to the same plane stored in a
dedicated buffer or "plane"). This is usually a lossy process in case the
source and destination colorspaces differ.
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This package contains the runtime files.
Description-md5: 5ab1f77fb1b78fa767ca99e4a7a7a9ea
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: libs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/f/ffmpeg/libswscale5_4.4.2-1+b1_amd64.deb