How to Install and Uninstall v4l-utils Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "v4l-utils" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install v4l-utils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                v4l-utils
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "v4l-utils" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall v4l-utils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                v4l-utils
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the v4l-utils package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: v4l-utils
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 725
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Gregor Jasny
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.10.0-1
Replaces: ivtv-utils (<< 1.4.1-2), media-ctl
Depends: libv4l-0 (= 1.10.0-1), libv4l2rds0 (= 1.10.0-1), libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libudev1 (>= 183)
Breaks: ivtv-utils (<< 1.4.1-2), media-ctl
Filename: pool/universe/v/v4l-utils/v4l-utils_1.10.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 234414
MD5sum: a918d912f44da441cc2e4170c532f9f7
SHA1: 17d62e789094f50bab3c019c2ea52b6d61175984
SHA256: 7fe251ded3bdbeb230f8ee02ee9e15ada0856cff69b81b58888f15e26fda33e2
Description-en: Collection of command line video4linux utilities
v4l-utils contains the following video4linux command line utilities:
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decode_tm6000: decodes tm6000 proprietary format streams
rds-ctl: tool to receive and decode Radio Data System (RDS) streams
v4l2-compliance: tool to test v4l2 API compliance of drivers
v4l2-ctl, cx18-ctl, ivtv-ctl: tools to control v4l2 controls from the cmdline
v4l2-dbg: tool to directly get and set registers of v4l2 devices
v4l2-sysfs-path: sysfs helper tool
Description-md5: c4a8a3b92affa97c3ad675a648fb35d7
Homepage: http://linuxtv.org/downloads/v4l-utils/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu