How To Install libx264-152 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx264-152 on Ubuntu 18.04. libx264-152 is x264 video coding library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx264-152 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libx264-152

libx264-152 is:

libx264 is an advanced encoding library for creating H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC) video streams.

This package contains the libx264 shared library.

There are three methods to install libx264-152 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libx264-152 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libx264-152 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libx264-152

Install libx264-152 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libx264-152 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libx264-152

Install libx264-152 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 libx264-152 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libx264-152

How To Uninstall libx264-152 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libx264-152 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libx264-152

Uninstall libx264-152 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libx264-152 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libx264-152

Remove libx264-152 Configurations and Data

To remove libx264-152 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libx264-152

Remove libx264-152 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libx264-152 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libx264-152

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx264-152 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.