How to Install and Uninstall vlc Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "vlc" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install vlc on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "vlc" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall vlc on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                vlc
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the vlc package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: vlc
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.0.16-1build7
Priority: optional
Section: universe/graphics
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 230
Provides: mp3-decoder
Depends: vlc-bin (= 3.0.16-1build7), vlc-plugin-base (= 3.0.16-1build7), vlc-plugin-qt (= 3.0.16-1build7), vlc-plugin-video-output (= 3.0.16-1build7)
Recommends: vlc-l10n (= 3.0.16-1build7), vlc-plugin-access-extra (= 3.0.16-1build7), vlc-plugin-notify (= 3.0.16-1build7), vlc-plugin-samba (= 3.0.16-1build7), vlc-plugin-skins2 (= 3.0.16-1build7), vlc-plugin-video-splitter (= 3.0.16-1build7), vlc-plugin-visualization (= 3.0.16-1build7)
Suggests: vlc-plugin-fluidsynth (= 3.0.16-1build7), vlc-plugin-jack (= 3.0.16-1build7), vlc-plugin-svg (= 3.0.16-1build7)
Filename: pool/universe/v/vlc/vlc_3.0.16-1build7_amd64.deb
Size: 37316
MD5sum: 00fa5805ec996ba1979a7602be28ca34
SHA1: aa108aa2354c10a460caf1a84211d8d5e09eddfe
SHA256: 6af516eef491d3657653d97367dd63d6b378216c065740f6ac3cb2ab2e83ee8f
SHA512: e291b0375bef2a175adf84b511f8e303f9ee4f6678e91799b7cc642c7d4b6ebac24ea76da5590678bfc860f3b6d868a6060aee50fd7fd93d648bd406c53908f4
Homepage: https://www.videolan.org/vlc/
Description: multimedia player and streamer
Description-md5: d96da6b991aa50928533b16fb11b3136
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop