How to Install and Uninstall x265 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "x265" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install x265 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                x265
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "x265" package

Learn how to uninstall x265 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                x265
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the x265 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: x265
Priority: optional
Section: universe/video
Installed-Size: 106
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.9-3
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libstdc++6 (>= 4.2.1), libx265-79 (>= 1.9), libx265-79 (<< 2.0)
Filename: pool/universe/x/x265/x265_1.9-3_amd64.deb
Size: 36698
MD5sum: 0f6d7accf3e69ca983ec8fa10243fa9f
SHA1: 3d24b872893346330460b2798a8c7194e31e0290
SHA256: 1bdaba1c102b41fd917f881d72b5d60005ef11407fda5a65f66488397c506c20
Description-en: H.265/HEVC video stream encoder
x265 is a commandline encoder for creating H.265/High Efficiency Video Coding
(HEVC) video streams.
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x265 supports the following features:
* full prediction and transform quad-tree recursion supported
* adaptive B-frame placement
* B-frames as references / arbitrary frame order
* CABAC (context-based adaptive binary arithmetic coding) entropy coding
* supports all Intra block types
* supports all Inter P partitions
* supports all Inter B partitions from 64x64 down to 8x4
* weighted prediction for P slices
* multiple reference frames
* scenecut detection
* parallel encoding on multiple CPUs
Description-md5: 7bc0e41d3b4cb4386d57d58b716ff7c1
Homepage: http://x265.org
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu