How To Install libx264-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libx264-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libx264-dev
libx264-dev is:
libx264 is an advanced encoding library for creating H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC) video streams.
This package contains the static library and headers used to build programs that use libx264.
There are three methods to install libx264-dev 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-dev 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-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libx264-dev
Install libx264-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libx264-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libx264-dev
Install libx264-dev 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-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libx264-dev
How To Uninstall libx264-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libx264-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libx264-dev
Uninstall libx264-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libx264-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libx264-dev
Remove libx264-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libx264-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libx264-dev
Remove libx264-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libx264-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libx264-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libx264-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
