How to Install and Uninstall heif-gdk-pixbuf Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "heif-gdk-pixbuf" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install heif-gdk-pixbuf on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                heif-gdk-pixbuf
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "heif-gdk-pixbuf" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall heif-gdk-pixbuf on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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 heif-gdk-pixbuf package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: heif-gdk-pixbuf
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.11.0-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/graphics
Source: libheif
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 37
Depends: libheif1 (= 1.11.0-1), libc6 (>= 2.4), libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0)
Filename: pool/universe/libh/libheif/heif-gdk-pixbuf_1.11.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 6500
MD5sum: 387c5ac1f7b9f0af00f9897deac4c4d0
SHA1: ea24d5387f1b26c2573183107f1b48b5c64cb63c
SHA256: ea5768148203660179822c1f1aff47bf364464a1c147593be967c482d4a6ca8e
SHA512: 01acf9f50e89fafd75eacce22f4317ff6e21bac3799b553c7f90b77524be76a2fd1031daf10228a9137c5174490246344bd10ecb7b265030c2c0a074af98a104
Homepage: http://www.libheif.org
Description-en: ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF file format decoder - gdk-pixbuf loader
libheif is an ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF file format decoder. HEIF is a new
image file format employing HEVC (h.265) image coding for the best compression
ratios currently possible.
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A gdk-pixbuf loader module for applications such as "gpicview" and "pcmanfm"
is provided by this package.
Description-md5: 7d5e019db350c4fb0ebe91ea53b28ff4