How to Install and Uninstall x265 Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 16,2024

You can also install and uninstall the x265 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 "x265" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install x265 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                x265
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "x265" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall x265 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 x265 package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: x265
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.5-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/video
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 188
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libstdc++6 (>= 4.2.1), libx265-199 (>= 3.5), libx265-199 (<< 3.6)
Filename: pool/universe/x/x265/x265_3.5-2_amd64.deb
Size: 56776
MD5sum: e905ddc014cfcf592fb674bd6fd64d37
SHA1: 1538fa8611837c4e3efaf64aedd297fe359b51e6
SHA256: 0cd892d318605d792999cf876f3ae1e7825443c0798d1dd28efa5109fcb79b0d
SHA512: 600e78c050170468a50a338039c8b9d77c59cae633410a617625b2e5ea293ae85667547cb9a4b752ff436ab4a514eeaaaf05eab7602720cbb2fcdf7b86345291
Homepage: http://x265.org
Description: H.265/HEVC video stream encoder
Description-md5: 7bc0e41d3b4cb4386d57d58b716ff7c1