How to Install and Uninstall v4l2loopback-dkms Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 07,2024

You can also install and uninstall the v4l2loopback-dkms 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 "v4l2loopback-dkms" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install v4l2loopback-dkms on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "v4l2loopback-dkms" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall v4l2loopback-dkms on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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3. Information about the v4l2loopback-dkms package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: v4l2loopback-dkms
Architecture: all
Version: 0.12.7-2ubuntu2~22.04.1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/graphics
Source: v4l2loopback
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: IOhannes m zmölnig (Debian/GNU)
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 110
Depends: dkms (>= 2.1.0.0)
Suggests: v4l2loopback-utils
Filename: pool/universe/v/v4l2loopback/v4l2loopback-dkms_0.12.7-2ubuntu2~22.04.1_all.deb
Size: 29520
MD5sum: b84c8a80c27242f5f823ad67ffceb849
SHA1: f414a8dfd8f2792cac5fcb8ae2c2bca4341f7644
SHA256: 5a4f4e8bf2c28def784fab1e490cd45726d54a59e51b2429901329fb8a628dbd
SHA512: 86bbe8fc106b8676104f039f3933144b6fd35129a3fdd5414881549919c53661762cf7cab740760d3dfc843cab63f45eaa9ba74036bfd99d6766f7f77ae6bbf6
Homepage: https://github.com/umlaeute/v4l2loopback
Description: Source for the v4l2loopback driver (DKMS)
Description-md5: b822bc0a88412f52de27569a000ebb3c
Task: ubuntustudio-video

Package: v4l2loopback-dkms
Architecture: all
Version: 0.12.5-1ubuntu5
Priority: extra
Section: universe/graphics
Source: v4l2loopback
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: IOhannes m zmölnig (Debian/GNU)
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 110
Depends: dkms (>= 2.1.0.0)
Suggests: v4l2loopback-utils
Filename: pool/universe/v/v4l2loopback/v4l2loopback-dkms_0.12.5-1ubuntu5_all.deb
Size: 29708
MD5sum: 8b836dd484f3e07d0390716501ead200
SHA1: cff08bb1b057a84d13cd5e1ed9fc62fa5783db06
SHA256: 30339650c3e73fd8924114f00aab46e8c04730b136cecf143ac0bf97189b1fc8
SHA512: 2e8efe1f4dc324764247668a08f7cb1967ac6c1ca01e94ff491b761d3803f6c791cc55406db3423e37091cb466cc7e640282ed0e0b4aabb2000d0679a7bf3f39
Homepage: https://github.com/umlaeute/v4l2loopback
Description: Source for the v4l2loopback driver (DKMS)
Description-md5: b822bc0a88412f52de27569a000ebb3c
Task: ubuntustudio-video