How to Install and Uninstall libvlc5 Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 16,2024

You can also install and uninstall the libvlc5 on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "libvlc5" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libvlc5 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libvlc5" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall libvlc5 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 libvlc5 package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libvlc5
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.0.16-1build7
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Source: vlc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 353
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libvlccore9 (>= 3.0.16)
Recommends: libvlc-bin (= 3.0.16-1build7)
Filename: pool/universe/v/vlc/libvlc5_3.0.16-1build7_amd64.deb
Size: 75342
MD5sum: 128203486d0b6519851b948cd142a2ed
SHA1: 2884e9b86c5458495b869220154205cafd0c8bd5
SHA256: 9f059963e76a53f61f5c52c80a6d01120295bf45d629f4c8d4701435690ba0d9
SHA512: 9c6901a9c9e600a616697dd36b375a6b77f50d97df1f54206fc9908c883828b33c929ce2aaa3f7b064f2ccb60e8cc432f0c1d17c071dbeb5ce1abcf6654645b1
Homepage: https://www.videolan.org/vlc/
Description: multimedia player and streamer library
Description-md5: aa50eb20ebe126a4c5f468a6be6f8f8d
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop