How to Install and Uninstall webp Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "webp" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install webp on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Learn how to uninstall webp on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: webp
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.6.1-2.1
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: 282
Depends: freeglut3 (>= 2.8.1), 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 (>= 0.6.1-2.1)
Filename: pool/universe/libw/libwebp/webp_0.6.1-2.1_amd64.deb
Size: 77688
MD5sum: f74b7cb85bc5d3430426482e0cd62f22
SHA1: 13b1cbb8b60af6bf012bd93497d979ad113c7bb8
SHA256: 4bc2d04af860f48f9bfee7fe1cc11e8836f7c7f8c583d3e5f51f414af118272c
SHA512: 870392250b2c432387730efdb64a6a48f59ac41e6c9de10bca57f1a07334969573502633fbf150950266e44cd365b758fbc3c19e7bba60d1357b6751b0f479f6
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