How to Install and Uninstall libavdevice58 Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: April 25,2024

1. Install "libavdevice58" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libavdevice58 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libavdevice58" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall libavdevice58 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                libavdevice58
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libavdevice58 package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: libavdevice58
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1
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: 274
Depends: libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libavc1394-0 (>= 0.5.3), libavcodec58 (= 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1), libavfilter7 (= 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1), libavformat58 (= 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1), libavutil56 (= 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1), libc6 (>= 2.28), libcaca0 (>= 0.99.beta17-1), libcdio-cdda2 (>= 10.2+2.0.0), libcdio-paranoia2 (>= 10.2+2.0.0), libdc1394-22 (>= 2.2.5), 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 (>= 2.0.10), libsndio7.0 (>= 1.1.0), libx11-6, libxcb-shape0, libxcb-shm0, libxcb-xfixes0, libxcb1, libxext6, libxv1
Filename: pool/universe/f/ffmpeg/libavdevice58_4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 74272
MD5sum: 7b894cc8b1b2ebfedf6a94641df3d9cf
SHA1: 7f65add40c69db1970cde58677db6e9a5e64e720
SHA256: 319bc1b16d2964fb170614cfe840ed69770542e8b328cfba115167da78b10865
SHA512: 8e9cc893a29b13d55035a2a17e95f2feec004336fe36683f3fdd465a51cdc591743a292f3c06df9f59c10f95ec753f74979518bd25884d409491b417f10d515a
Homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/
Description: FFmpeg library for handling input and output devices - runtime files
Description-md5: ad40bf128a0d66f1d4aa3d3f40dd7bff
Task: ubuntustudio-video, ubuntustudio-publishing, ubuntustudio-graphics, ubuntustudio-audio, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

Package: libavdevice58
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7:4.2.2-1ubuntu1
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: 273
Depends: libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libavc1394-0 (>= 0.5.3), libavcodec58 (= 7:4.2.2-1ubuntu1), libavfilter7 (= 7:4.2.2-1ubuntu1), libavformat58 (= 7:4.2.2-1ubuntu1), libavutil56 (= 7:4.2.2-1ubuntu1), libc6 (>= 2.28), libcaca0 (>= 0.99.beta17-1), libcdio-cdda2 (>= 10.2+2.0.0), libcdio-paranoia2 (>= 10.2+2.0.0), libdc1394-22 (>= 2.2.5), 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 (>= 2.0.10), libsndio7.0 (>= 1.1.0), libx11-6, libxcb-shape0, libxcb-shm0, libxcb-xfixes0, libxcb1, libxext6, libxv1
Filename: pool/universe/f/ffmpeg/libavdevice58_4.2.2-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 74264
MD5sum: 5789a1a357ba8dc4e3bd3e2da0232975
SHA1: 1802b6690f79401308ae1b575e71413c57da9bcf
SHA256: ee657439ff5fb3c5fc303f718a9c12aa90ad026c1328482d9578d9d7cf6f9a34
Homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/
Description: FFmpeg library for handling input and output devices - runtime files
Description-md5: ad40bf128a0d66f1d4aa3d3f40dd7bff
Task: ubuntustudio-video, ubuntustudio-publishing, ubuntustudio-graphics, ubuntustudio-audio, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop