How to Install and Uninstall v4l2loopback-utils Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 06,2024

1. Install "v4l2loopback-utils" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install v4l2loopback-utils on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "v4l2loopback-utils" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall v4l2loopback-utils on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the v4l2loopback-utils package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: v4l2loopback-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.10.0-1ubuntu1.2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: extra
Section: universe/graphics
Source: v4l2loopback
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: IOhannes m zmölnig (Debian/GNU)
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 35
Depends: sudo, gstreamer1.0-tools, v4l-utils
Recommends: v4l2loopback-dkms | v4l2loopback-modules
Filename: pool/universe/v/v4l2loopback/v4l2loopback-utils_0.10.0-1ubuntu1.2_amd64.deb
Size: 8612
MD5sum: ecaadcb4dbf8b3eb6407c95b2fa84018
SHA1: d4e4aea8277f7b733ac4d5b09f1c511c159b71d4
SHA256: afd56a685d2c88d8c46418ab643657e6a229f8a8cbfde6024e6e2c796fede3bd
SHA512: cd2b016cb84530dea172054e883fbf811e0a87c5d380e1e6c28f083e486112cca2182f80ea302e48cf155886330b38a9bc731968b6219d7ec6b5d510915b338a
Homepage: https://github.com/umlaeute/v4l2loopback
Description: Commandline utilities for the for the v4l2-loopback module
Description-md5: d4012d46cca371eab589dfd7688dc585

Package: v4l2loopback-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.10.0-1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: extra
Section: universe/graphics
Source: v4l2loopback
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: IOhannes m zmölnig (Debian/GNU)
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 35
Depends: sudo, gstreamer1.0-tools, v4l-utils
Recommends: v4l2loopback-dkms | v4l2loopback-modules
Filename: pool/universe/v/v4l2loopback/v4l2loopback-utils_0.10.0-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 8540
MD5sum: c29bb1c760b77f669de7583f61006403
SHA1: ab1e808d9a06601a99718c6272323e6032854bdd
SHA256: affb9e3398a759d537d520f816859983986186d2c18e29a1f4dbbf02c72a6949
Homepage: https://github.com/umlaeute/v4l2loopback
Description: Commandline utilities for the for the v4l2-loopback module
Description-md5: d4012d46cca371eab589dfd7688dc585