How to Install and Uninstall x265 Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "x265" package

Learn how to install x265 on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                x265
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "x265" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall x265 on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                x265
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the x265 package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: x265
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.4-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/video
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 192
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libstdc++6 (>= 4.2.1), libx265-192 (>= 3.4), libx265-192 (<< 3.5)
Filename: pool/universe/x/x265/x265_3.4-2_amd64.deb
Size: 51972
MD5sum: e280dfaee332b1210d32093126f5c182
SHA1: 52fb6fc77c7de3cde98a6286f72e7f3af404cac7
SHA256: 25ebbbd3a1678382ec35a1a4ec8bfae3e25d5eb2e01caacf6bb0e7fe7375a585
SHA512: b4bca29ddd02fd8ef01358264c8f9747afc2eee5c18d65c3d236025cce88b4b9a704aac60c19c1ea3284b6de44b3558091e1d9e97cb29c67910e2d1c34426cb8
Homepage: http://x265.org
Description-en: H.265/HEVC video stream encoder
x265 is a commandline encoder for creating H.265/High Efficiency Video Coding
(HEVC) video streams.
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x265 supports the following features:
* full prediction and transform quad-tree recursion supported
* adaptive B-frame placement
* B-frames as references / arbitrary frame order
* CABAC (context-based adaptive binary arithmetic coding) entropy coding
* supports all Intra block types
* supports all Inter P partitions
* supports all Inter B partitions from 64x64 down to 8x4
* weighted prediction for P slices
* multiple reference frames
* scenecut detection
* parallel encoding on multiple CPUs
Description-md5: 7bc0e41d3b4cb4386d57d58b716ff7c1