How to Install and Uninstall mesa-vdpau-drivers Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "mesa-vdpau-drivers" package

This is a short guide on how to install mesa-vdpau-drivers on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "mesa-vdpau-drivers" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall mesa-vdpau-drivers on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                mesa-vdpau-drivers
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mesa-vdpau-drivers package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: mesa-vdpau-drivers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 21.2.6-0ubuntu0.1~20.04.2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: mesa
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 50071
Provides: vdpau-driver
Depends: libvdpau1, libc6 (>= 2.29), libdrm-amdgpu1 (>= 2.4.105), libdrm-nouveau2 (>= 2.4.66), libdrm-radeon1 (>= 2.4.31), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.75), libelf1 (>= 0.142), libexpat1 (>= 2.0.1), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.4), libllvm12 (>= 1:9~svn298832-1~), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libx11-xcb1 (>= 2:1.6.9), libxcb-dri2-0 (>= 1.8), libxcb-dri3-0, libxcb-present0, libxcb-sync1, libxcb-xfixes0, libxcb1 (>= 1.9.2), libxshmfence1, libzstd1 (>= 1.3.2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Enhances: libvdpau1
Filename: pool/main/m/mesa/mesa-vdpau-drivers_21.2.6-0ubuntu0.1~20.04.2_amd64.deb
Size: 3088880
MD5sum: 243f53d844041fbfb0f5dc88eaab7362
SHA1: a3c2540ee918797f6d4ce489e5e94aa83727c057
SHA256: 58b3547c0d3503a1fa5ac19547effe8f6307fc7e2d3b0860cd63ab7928b55f70
SHA512: 69a21c46d10fe6959b09250d8cc5806d334db76cc3338148227873f41dac17303cd5b3abbd107b416697b8bb5f6e3c6e8b7a2a0a3ffcf51344fec8fe4a67ca55
Homepage: https://mesa3d.org/
Description: Mesa VDPAU video acceleration drivers
Description-md5: 19cfba61e1be17ccf30d9c5bb9ec109a
Task: kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

Package: mesa-vdpau-drivers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 20.0.4-2ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: mesa
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu X-SWAT
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 36950
Provides: vdpau-driver
Depends: libvdpau1, libc6 (>= 2.29), libdrm-amdgpu1 (>= 2.4.100), libdrm-nouveau2 (>= 2.4.66), libdrm-radeon1 (>= 2.4.31), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.75), libelf1 (>= 0.142), libexpat1 (>= 2.0.1), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.4), libllvm9 (>= 1:9~svn298832-1~), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libx11-xcb1 (>= 2:1.6.9), libxcb-dri2-0 (>= 1.8), libxcb-dri3-0, libxcb-present0, libxcb-sync1, libxcb-xfixes0, libxcb1 (>= 1.9.2), libxshmfence1, libzstd1 (>= 1.3.2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Enhances: libvdpau1
Filename: pool/main/m/mesa/mesa-vdpau-drivers_20.0.4-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 2545648
MD5sum: c65d05cf74f546eb7fd2b74502e9e227
SHA1: 70de0bdb52742c0da64bc01d8206ed52ec82b241
SHA256: f70a38d3e56be251e6f21e4689279fda7db9d93ee12725d22aa5262fb2aec23d
Homepage: https://mesa3d.org/
Description: Mesa VDPAU video acceleration drivers
Description-md5: 19cfba61e1be17ccf30d9c5bb9ec109a
Task: kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop