How to Install and Uninstall x265 Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "x265" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install x265 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                x265
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "x265" package

Learn how to uninstall x265 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                x265
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the x265 package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: x265
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.6-3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/video
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 121
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libstdc++6 (>= 4.2.1), libx265-146 (>= 2.6), libx265-146 (<< 2.7)
Filename: pool/universe/x/x265/x265_2.6-3_amd64.deb
Size: 37356
MD5sum: 0855c0b605ce996e0535c1ae19a1b06e
SHA1: d76ddec2fcf7b89d4689a8fcb0eecbaab44563a2
SHA256: 0450676dab9b4e7cabc6f812147d15c693ea85d7c6d4b65eb7bee75e5d140bbb
Homepage: http://x265.org
Description: H.265/HEVC video stream encoder
Description-md5: 7bc0e41d3b4cb4386d57d58b716ff7c1