How to Install and Uninstall x264 Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: May 08,2024

1. Install "x264" package

Learn how to install x264 on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                x264
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "x264" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall x264 on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                x264
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the x264 package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: x264
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:0.163.3060+git5db6aa6-2build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/graphics
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 228
Depends: libavcodec58 (>= 7:4.4), libavformat58 (>= 7:4.4), libavutil56 (>= 7:4.4), libc6 (>= 2.34), libffms2-5 (>= 2.21), libgpac11 (>= 1.0.1+dfsg1), libswscale5 (>= 7:4.4), libx264-163 (>= 2:0.163.3060+git5db6aa6)
Filename: pool/universe/x/x264/x264_0.163.3060+git5db6aa6-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 86928
MD5sum: 33907e942f542bf9a4d8b4e40ae655a5
SHA1: 2409b56adcc6ba5f16d934d4a1a53d0ccec56f51
SHA256: aa744e53ef0d009046abdd29a7a9a2b7216d67eb0851048bf1f2ae59179851b9
SHA512: 14ebbf30c7297481eef0396a01352850d2f43c9799263f24fe42ef68b5ca0051d6b15cf455daa1bb2f269c251eb444a86465a53ff2d8f9424a5ae57d9aa3ef59
Homepage: https://www.videolan.org/developers/x264.html
Description: video encoder for the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC standard
Description-md5: c8b0af6be32fb079afa76f8ff014d453