How To Install i965-va-driver-shaders on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install i965-va-driver-shaders
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is i965-va-driver-shaders
i965-va-driver-shaders is:
The VA-API (Video Acceleration API) enables hardware accelerated video decode/encode at various entry-points (VLD, IDCT, Motion Compensation etc.) for the prevailing coding standards today (MPEG-2, MPEG-4 ASP/H.263, MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, and VC-1/WMV3). It provides an interface to fully expose the video decode capabilities in today’s GPUs.
This package contains the video decode and encode driver backend for the Intel G45 chipsets and Intel HD Graphics for the Intel Core processor family. The supported platforms include:
- Cantiga, Intel GMA 4500MHD (GM45)
- Ironlake, Intel HD Graphics for 2010 Intel Core processor family
- Sandy Bridge, Intel HD Graphics for 2011 Intel Core processor family
- Ivy Bridge
- Haswell
- Broadwell
- Skylake
- Kaby Lake
- Coffee Lake
- Cannon Lake
This package contains also contains the non-free encode shaders for VP8, VP9, HEVC and AVC for generation 7.5 hardware or newer.
There are three methods to install i965-va-driver-shaders
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install i965-va-driver-shaders Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install i965-va-driver-shaders
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install i965-va-driver-shaders
Install i965-va-driver-shaders Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install i965-va-driver-shaders
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install i965-va-driver-shaders
Install i965-va-driver-shaders 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 i965-va-driver-shaders
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install i965-va-driver-shaders
How To Uninstall i965-va-driver-shaders on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the i965-va-driver-shaders
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove i965-va-driver-shaders
Uninstall i965-va-driver-shaders And Its Dependencies
To uninstall i965-va-driver-shaders
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove i965-va-driver-shaders
Remove i965-va-driver-shaders Configurations and Data
To remove i965-va-driver-shaders
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge i965-va-driver-shaders
Remove i965-va-driver-shaders configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove i965-va-driver-shaders
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge i965-va-driver-shaders
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install i965-va-driver-shaders
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.