How to Install and Uninstall libvlc5 Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "libvlc5" package

This is a short guide on how to install libvlc5 on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libvlc5" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libvlc5 on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libvlc5
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libvlc5 package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: libvlc5
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.0.9.2-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Source: vlc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 343
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libvlccore9 (>= 3.0.9.2)
Recommends: libvlc-bin (= 3.0.9.2-1)
Filename: pool/universe/v/vlc/libvlc5_3.0.9.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 65804
MD5sum: 2e9a78b741ba8ce15672e6529d8f111e
SHA1: 0ec09477619e4ae6ee78294b2af50e4723f8c296
SHA256: a561a6771e86416064cfc86a01232f3d7391dca9c3072b8ce8cabb04f23e7e68
Homepage: https://www.videolan.org/vlc/
Description: multimedia player and streamer library
Description-md5: aa50eb20ebe126a4c5f468a6be6f8f8d
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-video