How to Install and Uninstall x264 Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "x264" package

This is a short guide on how to install x264 on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                x264
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "x264" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall x264 on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                x264
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the x264 package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: x264
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:0.160.3011+gitcde9a93-2.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/graphics
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 228
Depends: libavcodec58 (>= 7:4.2), libavformat58 (>= 7:4.1), libavutil56 (>= 7:4.0), libc6 (>= 2.33), libffms2-4 (>= 2.21), libgpac10 (>= 1.0.1+dfsg1-1~), libswscale5 (>= 7:4.0), libx264-160 (>= 2:0.160.3011+gitcde9a93)
Filename: pool/universe/x/x264/x264_0.160.3011+gitcde9a93-2.1_amd64.deb
Size: 86684
MD5sum: e1c3e1368cc4bfbb8ba9febfb2207238
SHA1: 0cf232cbd393fa7e566cfb0360042863c69ed3d8
SHA256: d4416766566c9fde06b54655c1a4ccc6396d83c76e3862fc1559e59df2b2c6c4
SHA512: adeaae338a6ca822fcbc1b27bef4fad81ba292a110220831c46069d5c3a9a769f2acfded6435e65ae6524b4a4b6008dade822f22e78090f7eba2904d1f824e6c
Homepage: http://www.videolan.org/developers/x264.html
Description-en: video encoder for the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC standard
x264 is an advanced commandline encoder for creating H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC)
video streams.
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x264 supports the following features:
* CABAC (context-based adaptive binary arithmetic coding) and CAVLC
(context-based adaptive variable length coding
* multiple reference frames
* 16x16, 8x8 and 4x4 intra-predicted macroblocks
* all P-frame inter-predicted macroblock types
* B-Inter-predicted macroblock types from 16x16 down to 8x8
* rate distortion optimization
* multiple rate control modes (constant quantizer, constant quality, single
or multipass ABR with the option of VBV)
* scene cut detection
* adaptive B-frame placement, with the option of keeping B-frames as
references / arbitrary frame order
* 8x8 and 4x4 adaptive spatial transform (high profile)
* lossless mode (high 4:4:4 profile)
* custom quantization matrices (high profile)
* parallel encoding on multiple CPUs
* interlaced streams
Description-md5: c8b0af6be32fb079afa76f8ff014d453