How to Install and Uninstall i965-va-driver Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 05,2024

1. Install "i965-va-driver" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install i965-va-driver on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install i965-va-driver

2. Uninstall "i965-va-driver" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall i965-va-driver on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):

$ sudo apt remove i965-va-driver $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the i965-va-driver package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: i965-va-driver
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.4.0-0ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: extra
Section: universe/video
Source: intel-vaapi-driver
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 7948
Provides: va-driver
Depends: libva-driver-abi-1.6, libc6 (>= 2.29), libdrm-intel1 (>= 2.4.46), libdrm2 (>= 2.3.1)
Suggests: i965-va-driver-shaders
Enhances: libva2
Filename: pool/universe/i/intel-vaapi-driver/i965-va-driver_2.4.0-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 923728
MD5sum: 802af630d693ed8da3d42c77dc214c04
SHA1: 32f1880e9016c21b7c373fb5c4f2222b8365d20e
SHA256: d42fae580d5890320a4955f08b358f61291eb66b8018ca966da109784babc72f
SHA512: 6a8a329453639db75dce4413c407374a7a45e4a33b3c868b62f0daaea3796458f6c1c75d807a8eb4ef9613fba96900e613f3c80793b17e441c1e6229415827e7
Homepage: https://01.org/linuxmedia/vaapi
Description-en: VAAPI driver for Intel G45 & HD Graphics family
The VA-API (Video Acceleration API) enables hardware accelerated video
decode/encode at various entry-points (VLD, IDCT, Motion Compensation
etc.) for the prevailing coding standards today (MPEG-2, MPEG-4
ASP/H.263, MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, and VC-1/WMV3). It provides an interface
to fully expose the video decode capabilities in today's GPUs.
.
This package contains the video decode and encode driver backend for the
Intel G45 chipsets and Intel HD Graphics for the Intel Core processor family.
The supported platforms include:
* Cantiga, Intel GMA 4500MHD (GM45)
* Ironlake, Intel HD Graphics for 2010 Intel Core processor family
* Sandy Bridge, Intel HD Graphics for 2011 Intel Core processor family
* Ivy Bridge
* Haswell
* Broadwell
* Skylake
* Kaby Lake
* Coffee Lake
* Cannon Lake
Description-md5: fe43e5416d8dfcc2afdd343101427eec
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