How To Install va-driver-all on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install va-driver-all on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is va-driver-all
va-driver-all is:
This package depends on the full suite of drivers for the Video Acceleration API (VA API). It does not provide any drivers itself, and may be removed if you wish to only have certain drivers installed.
There are three methods to install va-driver-all 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 va-driver-all Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install va-driver-all using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install va-driver-all
Install va-driver-all Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install va-driver-all using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install va-driver-all
Install va-driver-all 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 va-driver-all using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install va-driver-all
How To Uninstall va-driver-all on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the va-driver-all package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove va-driver-all
Uninstall va-driver-all And Its Dependencies
To uninstall va-driver-all and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove va-driver-all
Remove va-driver-all Configurations and Data
To remove va-driver-all configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge va-driver-all
Remove va-driver-all configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove va-driver-all configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge va-driver-all
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install va-driver-all package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
