How to Install and Uninstall vlc-plugin-samba Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "vlc-plugin-samba" package

Please follow the instructions below to install vlc-plugin-samba on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "vlc-plugin-samba" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall vlc-plugin-samba 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 vlc-plugin-samba package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: vlc-plugin-samba
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.4
Priority: optional
Section: universe/video
Source: vlc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 30
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.17.14)
Depends: libvlccore8 (= 2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.4), libc6 (>= 2.8), libsmbclient (>= 2:4.0.3+dfsg1)
Breaks: vlc-nox (<< 2.2.0~pre2-2~)
Replaces: vlc-nox (<< 2.2.0~pre2-2~)
Enhances: vlc
Filename: pool/universe/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-samba_2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.4_amd64.deb
Size: 5938
MD5sum: ceb8d1c8df6f15cdc0b1c13bc046e2cc
SHA1: a5df5a50afec64e2094b3381369b68827f8813b9
SHA256: 2151c75855d81db6c7e6860feb15682b626b9943c7d0d5a4a4eb5650045416b6
SHA512: 07268f5637878e80a23268a9d13ad8644500c6c3fbefd9d8972d81753b84f9e1a0aca16bbf26c9c171cb46129c7b0b2d28536c4d60bcc2a038a75547ce2a7a25
Homepage: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
Description-en: Samba plugin for VLC
VLC is the VideoLAN project's media player. It plays MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4,
DivX, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, WebM, FLAC, MP3, Ogg/Vorbis files, DVDs, VCDs,
podcasts, and multimedia streams from various network sources.
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This plugin adds support to access Samba shares from the VLC media player.
Description-md5: 23d77f3b1665060dfae5f3cef669e2b3
Task: mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master
Supported: 3y

Package: vlc-plugin-samba
Priority: optional
Section: universe/video
Installed-Size: 30
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: vlc
Version: 2.2.2-5
Replaces: vlc-nox (<< 2.2.0~pre2-2~)
Depends: libvlccore8 (= 2.2.2-5), libc6 (>= 2.8), libsmbclient (>= 2:4.0.3+dfsg1)
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.17.14)
Breaks: vlc-nox (<< 2.2.0~pre2-2~)
Filename: pool/universe/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-samba_2.2.2-5_amd64.deb
Size: 5920
MD5sum: 28662e85dbe4ac2477db1a97e4bde14e
SHA1: 09f2ea36e8e44d7f08fc8ab9bf72c4fdc2b4e3e1
SHA256: 52c040c6064e830c1bb9e825b372c667ba3625738fb09d62f6c7f52cc1fdc1fe
Description-en: Samba plugin for VLC
VLC is the VideoLAN project's media player. It plays MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4,
DivX, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, WebM, FLAC, MP3, Ogg/Vorbis files, DVDs, VCDs,
podcasts, and multimedia streams from various network sources.
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This plugin adds support to access Samba shares from the VLC media player.
Description-md5: 23d77f3b1665060dfae5f3cef669e2b3
Enhances: vlc
Homepage: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 3y
Task: mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master