How to Install and Uninstall v4l2loopback-utils Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "v4l2loopback-utils" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install v4l2loopback-utils on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "v4l2loopback-utils" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall v4l2loopback-utils on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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3. Information about the v4l2loopback-utils package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: v4l2loopback-utils
Architecture: all
Version: 0.12.7-2ubuntu4
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: 30
Depends: sudo, gstreamer1.0-tools, v4l-utils
Recommends: v4l2loopback-dkms | v4l2loopback-modules
Filename: pool/universe/v/v4l2loopback/v4l2loopback-utils_0.12.7-2ubuntu4_all.deb
Size: 13912
MD5sum: 7a06c918ef44eb81f2c92b7e7263be75
SHA1: d3d32ddb8c392b8bc34503294e78edf46b6f0dd7
SHA256: 5618889fe2b04bd963b9d601b1ef76499b0a183e2e07136a0ff257afba6f3954
SHA512: c0a3269a083a7f6a97778a58d6c7270b4de66fc812263b5f6cecf53290265ac910d0ffa5d2627c0dbcca9c246115089144fcdf18ab246e5f40c517f309bd67df
Homepage: https://github.com/umlaeute/v4l2loopback
Description: Commandline utilities for the for the v4l2-loopback module
Description-md5: d4012d46cca371eab589dfd7688dc585