How to Install and Uninstall x264 Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "x264" package

This guide let you learn how to install x264 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                x264
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "x264" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall x264 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                x264
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the x264 package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: x264
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:0.155.2917+git0a84d98-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/graphics
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 211
Depends: libavcodec58 (>= 7:4.0), libavformat58 (>= 7:4.0), libavutil56 (>= 7:4.0), libc6 (>= 2.15), libffms2-4 (>= 2.21), libgpac4 (>= 0.5.2), libswscale5 (>= 7:4.0), libx264-155
Filename: pool/universe/x/x264/x264_0.155.2917+git0a84d98-2_amd64.deb
Size: 76304
MD5sum: 5ec3260dfd4e5f7fbd494a35c8dc5e28
SHA1: 134f3a54a9d2baea2ba6a990cb3529cec7807803
SHA256: 2dd1d857ed7c876fee3da0f85bc51b1f3cfeeee73fbcba0afb66775fc1aa817f
Homepage: http://www.videolan.org/developers/x264.html
Description: video encoder for the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC standard
Description-md5: c8b0af6be32fb079afa76f8ff014d453