How To Install libsvtav1enc0 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsvtav1enc0 on Ubuntu 22.04. libsvtav1enc0 is Scalable Video Technology for AV1 (libsvtav1enc shared library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsvtav1enc0 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libsvtav1enc0

libsvtav1enc0 is:

The Scalable Video Technology for AV1 (SVT-AV1 Encoder and Decoder) is an AV1-compliant encoder/decoder library core. The SVT-AV1 encoder development is a work-in-progress targeting performance levels applicable to both VOD and Live encoding / transcoding video applications. The SVT-AV1 decoder implementation is targeting future codec research activities.

This package provides the shared library libsvtav1enc.

There are three methods to install libsvtav1enc0 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libsvtav1enc0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsvtav1enc0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsvtav1enc0

Install libsvtav1enc0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsvtav1enc0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsvtav1enc0

Install libsvtav1enc0 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libsvtav1enc0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsvtav1enc0

How To Uninstall libsvtav1enc0 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libsvtav1enc0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsvtav1enc0

Uninstall libsvtav1enc0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsvtav1enc0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsvtav1enc0

Remove libsvtav1enc0 Configurations and Data

To remove libsvtav1enc0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsvtav1enc0

Remove libsvtav1enc0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsvtav1enc0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsvtav1enc0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsvtav1enc0 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.