How To Install intel-media-va-driver-non-free on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install intel-media-va-driver-non-free on Ubuntu 22.04. intel-media-va-driver-non-free is VAAPI driver for the Intel GEN8+ Graphics family

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install intel-media-va-driver-non-free on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is intel-media-va-driver-non-free

intel-media-va-driver-non-free 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 HD Graphics of the Intel Core processor family. The supported platforms include:

  • Broadwell
  • Skylake
  • Broxton
  • Apollo Lake
  • Kaby Lake
  • Coffee Lake
  • Whiskey Lake
  • Cannon Lake
  • Ice Lake

There are three methods to install intel-media-va-driver-non-free 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 intel-media-va-driver-non-free Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install intel-media-va-driver-non-free using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install intel-media-va-driver-non-free

Install intel-media-va-driver-non-free Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install intel-media-va-driver-non-free using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install intel-media-va-driver-non-free

Install intel-media-va-driver-non-free 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 intel-media-va-driver-non-free using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install intel-media-va-driver-non-free

How To Uninstall intel-media-va-driver-non-free on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the intel-media-va-driver-non-free package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove intel-media-va-driver-non-free

Uninstall intel-media-va-driver-non-free And Its Dependencies

To uninstall intel-media-va-driver-non-free and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove intel-media-va-driver-non-free

Remove intel-media-va-driver-non-free Configurations and Data

To remove intel-media-va-driver-non-free configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge intel-media-va-driver-non-free

Remove intel-media-va-driver-non-free configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove intel-media-va-driver-non-free configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge intel-media-va-driver-non-free

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install intel-media-va-driver-non-free package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.