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

Last updated: December 24,2024

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

Please follow the steps below to install v4l2loopback-utils on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "v4l2loopback-utils" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall v4l2loopback-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 v4l2loopback-utils package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: v4l2loopback-utils
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: 32
Depends: sudo, gstreamer1.0-tools, v4l-utils
Recommends: v4l2loopback-dkms | v4l2loopback-modules
Filename: pool/universe/v/v4l2loopback/v4l2loopback-utils_0.12.7-2ubuntu2~22.04.1_all.deb
Size: 12962
MD5sum: 688da7cb2b366f7c695bf41b28674e89
SHA1: 7bd69e0929c3c3e0a687a4a57e87ad83ad6e7425
SHA256: fa5b0c149b7c2c39881d5eab449adfd08d2028f60bc24b9bfbf39a6e7e04b4fa
SHA512: 503d8b82b86ec3be491ba25ba6a873fdbd0def0965447e2030c6590ab154bcfc4a67b0ea4f2aa77a158f126f28286448fbe0f8ab62d27a88a9d0eb101dbac04a
Homepage: https://github.com/umlaeute/v4l2loopback
Description: Commandline utilities for the for the v4l2-loopback module
Description-md5: d4012d46cca371eab589dfd7688dc585
Task: ubuntustudio-video

Package: v4l2loopback-utils
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: 31
Depends: sudo, gstreamer1.0-tools, v4l-utils
Recommends: v4l2loopback-dkms | v4l2loopback-modules
Filename: pool/universe/v/v4l2loopback/v4l2loopback-utils_0.12.5-1ubuntu5_all.deb
Size: 13144
MD5sum: b3ab8b6995fa15a35b2bfb001ee411d4
SHA1: d2f51c3ef8323714c850e21bc8123b1faea3c136
SHA256: fc96b7fe5498d6c1d9cdb709d1a2ea0705aa14db346347de9ef603f37b225667
SHA512: eb0cdd436b2af825e012e7aebf820daf483f5dd8907321dbd483bec85b480784eddd10eae9bbf89e80a717df2f63656764d91ae32aca4dea0b2a177700529493
Homepage: https://github.com/umlaeute/v4l2loopback
Description: Commandline utilities for the for the v4l2-loopback module
Description-md5: d4012d46cca371eab589dfd7688dc585
Task: ubuntustudio-video