How to Install and Uninstall libdvdread4 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 05,2024

1. Install "libdvdread4" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libdvdread4 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libdvdread4" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall libdvdread4 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libdvdread4 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libdvdread4
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Installed-Size: 144
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: libdvdread
Version: 5.0.3-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: libdvdnav4
Suggests: libdvdcss2
Filename: pool/universe/libd/libdvdread/libdvdread4_5.0.3-1_amd64.deb
Size: 49586
MD5sum: fd5c5eff7917da5bf6686b8b08c68f96
SHA1: 4776e6b6cd8c884397dedb4b975bc66902b38ba0
SHA256: a9d64f53db1b29cc73b025c429969dbee8b1a4f0dbb0c0778af243fd857beedf
Description-en: library for reading DVDs
libdvdread provides the functionality that is required to access many DVDs. It
parses IFO files, reads NAV-blocks, and performs CSS authentication and
descrambling.
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libdvdread probes for libdvdcss at runtime and if found, will use it to
decrypt sections of the DVD as necessary. libdvdcss needs to be installed from
third-party repositories (see README.css), it's not included in Debian.
Description-md5: 9dcce76d11ca332adfb624eadba77370
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://dvdnav.mplayerhq.hu/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-dvd-live, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-video, ubuntustudio-publishing, ubuntustudio-photography, ubuntustudio-graphics, ubuntustudio-audio, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop