How to Install and Uninstall v4l-utils Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 20,2024

You can also install and uninstall the v4l-utils 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 "v4l-utils" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install v4l-utils 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 "v4l-utils" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall v4l-utils 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 v4l-utils package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: v4l-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.22.1-2build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Gregor Jasny
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2104
Depends: libv4l-0 (= 1.22.1-2build1), libv4l2rds0 (= 1.22.1-2build1), libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libudev1 (>= 183)
Breaks: ivtv-utils (<< 1.4.1-2), media-ctl
Replaces: ivtv-utils (<< 1.4.1-2), media-ctl
Filename: pool/universe/v/v4l-utils/v4l-utils_1.22.1-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 677888
MD5sum: 22f043ec8f73ea714fd5f9efa7abe05a
SHA1: 66b2edf97b2e69fa2d6a48e77cee44ff2c46a732
SHA256: 267c8371cdd06880355e232bb865a3f2e1aab340e7c31ba3409872b8d0688597
SHA512: 81cef997826fb26eb475a0b7722cddd10c82ddf200cdf9e2a60eb817677667e7fbbbf4bbe70633422c85a47b28b770dad6bf40860614f5396608a2104881a3ea
Homepage: https://linuxtv.org/downloads/v4l-utils/
Description: Collection of command line video4linux utilities
Description-md5: c4a8a3b92affa97c3ad675a648fb35d7
Task: ubuntustudio-video