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

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "mpv" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install mpv 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 "mpv" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall mpv on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 mpv package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: mpv
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.32.0-1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/video
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2480
Depends: libarchive13 (>= 3.4.0), libasound2 (>= 1.0.27), libass9 (>= 1:0.13.6), libavcodec58 (>= 7:4.2), libavdevice58 (>= 7:4.0), libavfilter7 (>= 7:4.0), libavformat58 (>= 7:4.2), libavutil56 (>= 7:4.0), libbluray2 (>= 1:0.2.2), libc6 (>= 2.29), libcaca0 (>= 0.99.beta17-1), libcdio-cdda2 (>= 10.2+2.0.0), libcdio-paranoia2 (>= 10.2+2.0.0), libcdio18 (>= 2.0.0), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.74), libdvdnav4 (>= 4.1.3), libegl1, libgbm1 (>= 8.1~0), libgl1, libjack-jackd2-0 (>= 1.9.10+20150825) | libjack-0.125, libjpeg8 (>= 8c), liblcms2-2 (>= 2.6), liblua5.2-0, libpulse0 (>= 0.99.4), librubberband2 (>= 1.8.2), libsdl2-2.0-0 (>= 2.0.10), libsmbclient (>= 2:4.0.3+dfsg1), libsndio7.0 (>= 1.1.0), libswresample3 (>= 7:4.0), libswscale5 (>= 7:4.0), libuchardet0 (>= 0.0.1), libva-drm2 (>= 1.1.0), libva-wayland2 (>= 1.3.0), libva-x11-2 (>= 1.0.3), libva2 (>= 2.2.0), libvdpau1 (>= 0.2), libwayland-client0 (>= 1.15.0), libwayland-cursor0 (>= 1.15.0), libwayland-egl1 (>= 1.15.0), libx11-6, libxext6, libxinerama1, libxkbcommon0 (>= 0.5.0), libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.99.3), libxss1, libxv1, zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Recommends: xdg-utils, youtube-dl (>= 2014.11.26)
Filename: pool/universe/m/mpv/mpv_0.32.0-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 1008872
MD5sum: 123cb144877e4a30634bd96b17adc11b
SHA1: b10c8e5669ebc3c03cb5a3273db68b2ecf408084
SHA256: cd028a555ddfb32b7bdcdd36781ccd7c8a0b86dd6c315e6a457b318de09a4b82
Homepage: https://mpv.io/
Description: video player based on MPlayer/mplayer2
Description-md5: 42d61bf874a5fe751d6c1a8601d1276d
Task: ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop