How to Install and Uninstall x264 Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 26,2024

You can also install and uninstall the x264 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 "x264" package

Learn how to install x264 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                x264
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "x264" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall x264 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                x264
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the x264 package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: x264
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:0.163.3060+git5db6aa6-2build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/graphics
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 228
Depends: libavcodec58 (>= 7:4.4), libavformat58 (>= 7:4.4), libavutil56 (>= 7:4.4), libc6 (>= 2.34), libffms2-5 (>= 2.21), libgpac11 (>= 1.0.1+dfsg1), libswscale5 (>= 7:4.4), libx264-163 (>= 2:0.163.3060+git5db6aa6)
Filename: pool/universe/x/x264/x264_0.163.3060+git5db6aa6-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 86928
MD5sum: 33907e942f542bf9a4d8b4e40ae655a5
SHA1: 2409b56adcc6ba5f16d934d4a1a53d0ccec56f51
SHA256: aa744e53ef0d009046abdd29a7a9a2b7216d67eb0851048bf1f2ae59179851b9
SHA512: 14ebbf30c7297481eef0396a01352850d2f43c9799263f24fe42ef68b5ca0051d6b15cf455daa1bb2f269c251eb444a86465a53ff2d8f9424a5ae57d9aa3ef59
Homepage: https://www.videolan.org/developers/x264.html
Description: video encoder for the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC standard
Description-md5: c8b0af6be32fb079afa76f8ff014d453