How to Install and Uninstall mpeg2dec Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 26,2024

You can also install and uninstall the mpeg2dec 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 "mpeg2dec" package

This tutorial shows how to install mpeg2dec 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 "mpeg2dec" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall mpeg2dec on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                mpeg2dec
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mpeg2dec package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: mpeg2dec
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.5.1-9
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 94
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libmpeg2-4 (>= 0.5.1), libsdl1.2debian (>= 1.2.11), libx11-6, libxext6, libxv1
Filename: pool/universe/m/mpeg2dec/mpeg2dec_0.5.1-9_amd64.deb
Size: 25612
MD5sum: 76fe2015f0182e8d0212539195041897
SHA1: 49a953921eadd719a8251989b9a10a18dd9725a6
SHA256: 4e48844f7d52300f2a499cc1d0b21b951de7905460f55a17420d11533e51033a
SHA512: d8561f747c2e01ae8263d3180f1bc76804476895fa0b7e293a2a3e4910794183ffcb5221bba9fb7bbebd7714d2ee1d2b3c717426ffb92d4fbf3eaf1eb0908080
Homepage: http://libmpeg2.sourceforge.net/
Description: Simple libmpeg2 video decoder application
Description-md5: 971098941c894dd085b359f97a159eb6