How to Install and Uninstall libvlc-dev Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "libvlc-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install libvlc-dev on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libvlc-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libvlc-dev" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libvlc-dev on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libvlc-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libvlc-dev package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: libvlc-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.0.16-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: vlc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 431
Depends: libvlc5 (= 3.0.16-1)
Filename: pool/universe/v/vlc/libvlc-dev_3.0.16-1_amd64.deb
Size: 56916
MD5sum: 3257e913da5cc29303b3578a04d700a7
SHA1: 761a283a0effaf2fd6e40ca06bcc8387766b3ded
SHA256: 2d17f0da3448144e7e34c9354def8a9c60587b878109befc8a92ed19c5d1b345
SHA512: c3ffa7ced05fd23a055d1756a65651fb2c5e90e10bec6e893765489c69306758c242bfac0133a4b230fa4054f9f523e1c391da86aff74b3fe60b2ec884162e76
Homepage: https://www.videolan.org/vlc/
Description-en: development files for libvlc
This package contains headers and a static library required to build
standalone applications that use VLC features.
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VLC is the VideoLAN project's media player. It plays MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4,
DivX, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, WebM, FLAC, MP3, Ogg/Vorbis files, DVDs, VCDs,
podcasts, and multimedia streams from various network sources.
Description-md5: 12dd7b707396cd811cd0c9fd70dd8122