How To Install libx265-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx265-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libx265-doc is H.265/HEVC video stream encoder (documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx265-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libx265-doc

libx265-doc is:

libx265 is an encoding library for creating H.265/High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) video streams.

This package contains documentation for the command line encoder and the shared library.

There are three methods to install libx265-doc 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 libx265-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libx265-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libx265-doc

Install libx265-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libx265-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libx265-doc

Install libx265-doc 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 libx265-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libx265-doc

How To Uninstall libx265-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libx265-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libx265-doc

Uninstall libx265-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libx265-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libx265-doc

Remove libx265-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libx265-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libx265-doc

Remove libx265-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libx265-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libx265-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx265-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.