How to Install and Uninstall libvlc5 Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "libvlc5" package

Please follow the instructions below to install libvlc5 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libvlc5 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: libvlc5
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1
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: 339
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libvlccore9 (>= 3.0.8)
Recommends: libvlc-bin (= 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1)
Breaks: phonon-backend-vlc (<< 0.9.1-2~), phonon4qt5-backend-vlc (<< 0.9.1-2~)
Filename: pool/universe/v/vlc/libvlc5_3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 67980
MD5sum: 1125c55f4984b027b319954aee79dadf
SHA1: ce95b898f97c0cc70f0d1352c09208f008215f85
SHA256: 56fedf7a0ed653f20425d1750d54e558a242c93bec62ac80fefedc322b289458
SHA512: 42cea504e11a9bb5a17fc1752fcf2a0e4e116aaba9751948959733d3899f6e1500d9840325a51598e1352ffe1a4f764ed48bfc482130683a62b87bc906e11ca7
Homepage: https://www.videolan.org/vlc/
Description: multimedia player and streamer library
Description-md5: aa50eb20ebe126a4c5f468a6be6f8f8d
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, lubuntu-qt-core, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-video, ubuntustudio-graphics, ubuntu-mate-desktop
Supported: 3y

Package: libvlc5
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.0.1-3build1
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: 275
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libvlccore9 (>= 3.0.1)
Recommends: libvlc-bin (= 3.0.1-3build1)
Breaks: phonon-backend-vlc (<< 0.9.1-2~), phonon4qt5-backend-vlc (<< 0.9.1-2~)
Filename: pool/universe/v/vlc/libvlc5_3.0.1-3build1_amd64.deb
Size: 67900
MD5sum: 5e3390631eca1a42e592a1fbc30c86db
SHA1: 2c2e5c06baf00b6f73f80a1ebe34e5a8c98a8c02
SHA256: 38b15df0e9d2181131d042b53278fd33a11214fe64eccb2fb5f5a86834eb69e5
Homepage: https://www.videolan.org/vlc/
Description: multimedia player and streamer library
Description-md5: aa50eb20ebe126a4c5f468a6be6f8f8d
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, lubuntu-qt-core, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-video, ubuntustudio-graphics, ubuntu-mate-desktop
Supported: 3y