How to Install and Uninstall libavdevice57 Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: October 06,2024

1. Install "libavdevice57" package

This tutorial shows how to install libavdevice57 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libavdevice57
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libavdevice57" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libavdevice57 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libavdevice57
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libavdevice57 package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: libavdevice57
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Source: ffmpeg
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 257
Depends: libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libavc1394-0 (>= 0.5.3), libavcodec57 (>= 7:3.4.11) | libavcodec-extra57 (>= 7:3.4.11), libavfilter6 (>= 7:3.4.11) | libavfilter-extra6 (>= 7:3.4.11), libavformat57 (>= 7:3.4.11), libavutil55 (>= 7:3.4.11), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcaca0 (>= 0.99.beta17-1), libcdio-cdda2 (>= 10.2+0.94+2), libcdio-paranoia2 (>= 10.2+0.94+2), libdc1394-22, libdrm2 (>= 2.4.47), libgl1, libiec61883-0 (>= 1.2.0), libjack-jackd2-0 (>= 1.9.10+20150825) | libjack-0.125, libopenal1 (>= 1.14), libpulse0 (>= 0.99.1), libraw1394-11, libsdl2-2.0-0 (>= 2.0.8), libsndio6.1 (>= 1.1.0), libx11-6, libxcb-shape0, libxcb-shm0, libxcb-xfixes0, libxcb1, libxext6, libxv1
Filename: pool/universe/f/ffmpeg/libavdevice57_3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 75136
MD5sum: 3a1c91890514f97087505906d11552e6
SHA1: 962871a427759e499e099f912f6e44d3580085de
SHA256: 76cbf1a00516d82bc06615de8edfd06518571b36fdec9a42b857bea1d164fec7
SHA512: 478c1b78853e05ad86aeef0d1b7a357240fa97bee5a3a615fba9cebb2aea6dffb0be9531980e9e78952e86012a020c039ce86ea28d3b1a476580ce7bdcec05e0
Homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/
Description: FFmpeg library for handling input and output devices - runtime files
Description-md5: ad40bf128a0d66f1d4aa3d3f40dd7bff
Task: lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-video, ubuntustudio-graphics, ubuntustudio-audio, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 3y

Package: libavdevice57
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7:3.4.2-2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Source: ffmpeg
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 257
Depends: libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libavc1394-0 (>= 0.5.3), libavcodec57 (>= 7:3.4.2) | libavcodec-extra57 (>= 7:3.4.2), libavfilter6 (>= 7:3.4.2) | libavfilter-extra6 (>= 7:3.4.2), libavformat57 (>= 7:3.4.2), libavutil55 (>= 7:3.4.2), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcaca0 (>= 0.99.beta17-1), libcdio-cdda2 (>= 10.2+0.94+2), libcdio-paranoia2 (>= 10.2+0.94+2), libdc1394-22, libdrm2 (>= 2.4.47), libgl1, libiec61883-0 (>= 1.2.0), libjack-jackd2-0 (>= 1.9.10+20150825) | libjack-0.125, libopenal1 (>= 1.14), libpulse0 (>= 0.99.1), libraw1394-11, libsdl2-2.0-0 (>= 2.0.8), libsndio6.1 (>= 1.1.0), libx11-6, libxcb-shape0, libxcb-shm0, libxcb-xfixes0, libxcb1, libxext6, libxv1
Filename: pool/universe/f/ffmpeg/libavdevice57_3.4.2-2_amd64.deb
Size: 75076
MD5sum: 346e2f649d7e8b4026bd673e9decb09b
SHA1: a4ab6aea9b2fd93068941069bf732ef3119bff38
SHA256: d20de9ebbd84b54ab2944496da40aa37f203e95085e1eb6ae6edfbf227fa6c13
Homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/
Description: FFmpeg library for handling input and output devices - runtime files
Description-md5: ad40bf128a0d66f1d4aa3d3f40dd7bff
Task: lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-video, ubuntustudio-graphics, ubuntustudio-audio, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 3y