How to Install and Uninstall webp Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "webp" package

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


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall webp on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: webp
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.6.1-2
Priority: extra
Section: universe/graphics
Source: libwebp
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jeff Breidenbach
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 269
Depends: freeglut3, libc6 (>= 2.14), libgif7 (>= 5.1), libgl1, libjpeg8 (>= 8c), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1), libtiff5 (>= 4.0.3), libwebp6 (>= 0.5.1), libwebpdemux2 (>= 0.5.1), libwebpmux3 (>= 0.6.1-2)
Filename: pool/universe/libw/libwebp/webp_0.6.1-2_amd64.deb
Size: 78544
MD5sum: 3f2f8b897e756dfecc583a36dc21534d
SHA1: f3422e492d5e3d8b391ff5989230257784a18489
SHA256: 2e025ea9d5353920e6252c3f09121390e482ae5a9cb4d6581417ac0273108f6d
SHA512: 59be6c3ac0300a7ed809a59c030cd3c7a8d9e03e7033e6178bf28707847507a2aa04b66e21a0458619e0ecfa4200f2387df6234c517f71f37f516b03313c5ad1
Homepage: https://developers.google.com/speed/webp/
Description-en: Lossy compression of digital photographic images.
Image Compression format, based on the VP8 codec.
WebP uses the modern VP8 compression format to deliver efficient
compression of images for the web. More than 30% extra gain over
optimized JPEG, for same quality, is not unusual.
Description-md5: 3c2179355195b8d229435797374b0a61