How to Install and Uninstall v4l2loopback-source Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "v4l2loopback-source" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install v4l2loopback-source on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "v4l2loopback-source" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall v4l2loopback-source on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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3. Information about the v4l2loopback-source package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: v4l2loopback-source
Architecture: all
Version: 0.9.1-4ubuntu0.1
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: 58
Depends: debhelper (>= 7), make, bzip2
Recommends: module-assistant
Filename: pool/universe/v/v4l2loopback/v4l2loopback-source_0.9.1-4ubuntu0.1_all.deb
Size: 37934
MD5sum: 569ce14ee97609dbb108612782728d06
SHA1: 028e42c7b8d8a09926dcaa28d3cb3b33bfc1045f
SHA256: 4568080fb9949dfdf8c8544e01e7bbb89de81a61fdeff69fd736cfcf0f0d5282
SHA512: 42cb9d1ac7cf58da59b90ff2f0adeb1d4db3053a1a891f98233f4701172eb005e433ac6f058accef2e0669c8233905057c7e6e3ba53fd18f90ad492011e88d43
Homepage: https://github.com/umlaeute/v4l2loopback
Description-en: Source for the v4l2loopback driver
This module allows you to create "virtual video devices".
Normal (v4l2) applications will read these devices as if they were ordinary
video devices, but the video will not be read from e.g. a capture card but
instead it is generated by another application.
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This package provides the source code for the v4l2loopback kernel modules.
Description-md5: adc0325ef5dbc3719d4dd98a70714e98

Package: v4l2loopback-source
Priority: extra
Section: universe/graphics
Installed-Size: 59
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: IOhannes m zmölnig (Debian/GNU)
Architecture: all
Source: v4l2loopback
Version: 0.9.1-4
Depends: debhelper (>= 7), make, bzip2
Recommends: module-assistant
Filename: pool/universe/v/v4l2loopback/v4l2loopback-source_0.9.1-4_all.deb
Size: 37652
MD5sum: 72af4b92da0bf3db3c2f53caee3e9b42
SHA1: 86215ab5b7acbb794341a92e81b376d5596d0a25
SHA256: 50fe4c1ef165e27770d910fcb7c27fcc34e6bf555a00c1e69ba918ad1fb7525a
Description-en: Source for the v4l2loopback driver
This module allows you to create "virtual video devices".
Normal (v4l2) applications will read these devices as if they were ordinary
video devices, but the video will not be read from e.g. a capture card but
instead it is generated by another application.
.
This package provides the source code for the v4l2loopback kernel modules.
Description-md5: adc0325ef5dbc3719d4dd98a70714e98
Homepage: https://github.com/umlaeute/v4l2loopback
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu