How to Install and Uninstall mesa-vdpau-drivers Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "mesa-vdpau-drivers" package

This tutorial shows how to install mesa-vdpau-drivers on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "mesa-vdpau-drivers" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall mesa-vdpau-drivers on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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3. Information about the mesa-vdpau-drivers package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: mesa-vdpau-drivers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 23.2.1-1ubuntu3.1~22.04.2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: mesa
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 14081
Provides: vdpau-driver
Depends: libvdpau1, libc6 (>= 2.34), libdrm-amdgpu1 (>= 2.4.110), libdrm-nouveau2 (>= 2.4.66), libdrm-radeon1 (>= 2.4.31), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.75), libelf1 (>= 0.142), libexpat1 (>= 2.0.1), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.4), libllvm15, libstdc++6 (>= 11), libx11-xcb1 (>= 2:1.7.5), libxcb-dri2-0 (>= 1.8), libxcb-dri3-0, libxcb-present0, libxcb-sync1, libxcb-xfixes0, libxcb1 (>= 1.9.2), libxshmfence1, libzstd1 (>= 1.4.0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Enhances: libvdpau1
Filename: pool/main/m/mesa/mesa-vdpau-drivers_23.2.1-1ubuntu3.1~22.04.2_amd64.deb
Size: 3819798
MD5sum: e6bf65d9b353435acac4eb750f40e269
SHA1: c0b7eea5bef50789f55c9af4b5faf1cbe9c76272
SHA256: fe01a0d3b90609a690f4bf77b6e034b8f6b13997cd673ddcc751809c158a7350
SHA512: 9f94b16df540c11ce3895419b0b1be1c21bca5f57d0775e190a6d83b34fa16d90f202de6acb7b6efe5c8cfa5dd7a5fde148991b5e2ec924b10692eb1e3df8bb7
Homepage: https://mesa3d.org/
Description: Mesa VDPAU video acceleration drivers
Description-md5: 19cfba61e1be17ccf30d9c5bb9ec109a
Task: kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi

Package: mesa-vdpau-drivers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 22.0.1-1ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: mesa
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 11324
Provides: vdpau-driver
Depends: libvdpau1, libc6 (>= 2.34), libdrm-amdgpu1 (>= 2.4.105), libdrm-nouveau2 (>= 2.4.66), libdrm-radeon1 (>= 2.4.31), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.75), libelf1 (>= 0.142), libexpat1 (>= 2.0.1), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.4), libllvm13, libstdc++6 (>= 11), libx11-xcb1 (>= 2:1.7.5), libxcb-dri2-0 (>= 1.8), libxcb-dri3-0, libxcb-present0, libxcb-sync1, libxcb-xfixes0, libxcb1 (>= 1.9.2), libxshmfence1, libzstd1 (>= 1.4.0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Enhances: libvdpau1
Filename: pool/main/m/mesa/mesa-vdpau-drivers_22.0.1-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 3246574
MD5sum: bbc2cdf4582d73b48ea81d556c9d323e
SHA1: f71d579aba0213d843e18905df667d85edbb53c3
SHA256: 43cb41576f40e0b4bcf08c0b836430c7dd44c753abb5330b06373c3f760f478a
SHA512: ac61a1298bde7fbad05aa9fefaf4cd3abc7f881152fb465a32cde5b49884a37952f6b6e85905801ec229860509490ca1fd18397b40c4f17e344308b5aaca4f55
Homepage: https://mesa3d.org/
Description: Mesa VDPAU video acceleration drivers
Description-md5: 19cfba61e1be17ccf30d9c5bb9ec109a
Task: kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi