How to Install and Uninstall python3-vlc Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "python3-vlc" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install python3-vlc on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                python3-vlc
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "python3-vlc" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall python3-vlc on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                python3-vlc
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python3-vlc package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: python3-vlc
Architecture: all
Version: 3.0.11115-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/python
Source: python-vlc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Python Modules Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 554
Depends: python3:any, libvlc5
Recommends: vlc
Filename: pool/universe/p/python-vlc/python3-vlc_3.0.11115-1_all.deb
Size: 97556
MD5sum: 66095699d91d63c92ce70f896f0006aa
SHA1: 3b372bb91519251c033367dc17e1162019c6e664
SHA256: 1b2b4b341160ff992cfd2d0d622788db40d757201e9a9eabe1c7fbce5ca22051
SHA512: c39ff999f3d758d1ff0d3214b6c6a46b9dc24f50e741df682b2f9a8a21b4cce0f208ebe4d80c3bb82659add8515fa2a7d62763c77f2c70bc4906422f15cd472d
Homepage: http://wiki.videolan.org/PythonBinding
Description-en: VLC Python bindings
This package provides a module with ctypes-based bindings (see
http://wiki.videolan.org/PythonBinding) for the native libvlc
API (see http://wiki.videolan.org/LibVLC) of the VLC video
player.
Description-md5: c0f11d6346aa9110171e358b3952f6ad