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

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "v4l2loopback-utils" package

Please follow the instructions below to install v4l2loopback-utils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the v4l2loopback-utils package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: v4l2loopback-utils
Architecture: amd64
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: 32
Depends: sudo, gstreamer1.0-tools, v4l-utils
Recommends: v4l2loopback-dkms | v4l2loopback-modules
Filename: pool/universe/v/v4l2loopback/v4l2loopback-utils_0.9.1-4ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 8030
MD5sum: 5e69cb1cbb3a1aec744e649d0c62f9b0
SHA1: 7b61f74569058ff5cdd491f3679c8c5c847f4785
SHA256: 3e75b2f6768edf8b8a455d6ef49d3a9b9d76476dbee719d8106eb311f0c68e7d
SHA512: 48905feb184a692fc6f99283b7cba331ed0ea12de5834c4b8de2836a387bdd7a69d0d3715fdbb1c043b649a51b1826383be3f866c633850f5bba551d5bad89d7
Homepage: https://github.com/umlaeute/v4l2loopback
Description-en: Commandline utilities for the for the v4l2-loopback module
This package contains applications to interact with v4l2-loopback devices
("virtual video devices").
Currently there is only a single command line utility:
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v4l2loopback-ctl: tool to set framerate, format and timeout image
Description-md5: d4012d46cca371eab589dfd7688dc585

Package: v4l2loopback-utils
Priority: extra
Section: universe/graphics
Installed-Size: 33
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: IOhannes m zmölnig (Debian/GNU)
Architecture: amd64
Source: v4l2loopback
Version: 0.9.1-4
Depends: sudo, gstreamer1.0-tools, v4l-utils
Recommends: v4l2loopback-dkms | v4l2loopback-modules
Filename: pool/universe/v/v4l2loopback/v4l2loopback-utils_0.9.1-4_amd64.deb
Size: 8042
MD5sum: 83039cddb338f3673605a66e1ea87d15
SHA1: bff6164519693afd316a370a70e9d636419b1d04
SHA256: 9d814a9a368ad269a454708749647b16cb638e2e8dc036c811bdbb8cadeb2112
Description-en: Commandline utilities for the for the v4l2-loopback module
This package contains applications to interact with v4l2-loopback devices
("virtual video devices").
Currently there is only a single command line utility:
.
v4l2loopback-ctl: tool to set framerate, format and timeout image
Description-md5: d4012d46cca371eab589dfd7688dc585
Homepage: https://github.com/umlaeute/v4l2loopback
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu