How to Install and Uninstall libx264-dev Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "libx264-dev" package

Please follow the guidance below to install libx264-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libx264-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libx264-dev" package

Learn how to uninstall libx264-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libx264-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libx264-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: libx264-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:0.155.2917+git0a84d98-2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: x264
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2699
Depends: libx264-155 (= 2:0.155.2917+git0a84d98-2)
Filename: pool/universe/x/x264/libx264-dev_0.155.2917+git0a84d98-2_amd64.deb
Size: 568552
MD5sum: 44767248321d4199a6772fc96a418c10
SHA1: df4acd4f2e2c5472af94a5032ce6c69a6688ff84
SHA256: 85d58dae42880366e540e30217479adbe3cd504f1d97beeeca75b92409cffa74
Homepage: http://www.videolan.org/developers/x264.html
Description: development files for libx264
Description-md5: c388be3f239b40b3671f263fd2b72600