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

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "webp" package

This guide let you learn how to install webp on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "webp" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall webp on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: webp
Priority: extra
Section: universe/graphics
Installed-Size: 182
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jeff Breidenbach
Architecture: amd64
Source: libwebp
Version: 0.4.4-1
Depends: freeglut3, libc6 (>= 2.14), libgif7 (>= 5.1), libgl1-mesa-glx | libgl1, libjpeg8 (>= 8c), libpng12-0 (>= 1.2.13-4), libtiff5 (>= 4.0.3), libwebp5 (>= 0.4.3), libwebpdemux1 (>= 0.4.3), libwebpmux1 (>= 0.4.3)
Filename: pool/universe/libw/libwebp/webp_0.4.4-1_amd64.deb
Size: 60996
MD5sum: 19a4dad415c269560209bd02a9af9dd7
SHA1: 85707eb26507aee281d56dfb18f171d115415ee5
SHA256: fe96b1684f424c5517ae74a2d98b1e6b5cfd0a34fbdf2a17d68999d0e455e4b3
Description-en: Lossy compression of digital photographic images.
Image Compression format, based on the VP8 codec.
WebP uses the modern VP8 compression format to deliver efficient
compression of images for the web. More than 30% extra gain over
optimized JPEG, for same quality, is not unusual.
Description-md5: 3c2179355195b8d229435797374b0a61
Homepage: http://webp.googlecode.com
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu