How To Install x265 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install x265 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is x265
x265 is:
x265 is a commandline encoder for creating H.265/High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) video streams.
x265 supports the following features:
- full prediction and transform quad-tree recursion supported
- adaptive B-frame placement
- B-frames as references / arbitrary frame order
- CABAC (context-based adaptive binary arithmetic coding) entropy coding
- supports all Intra block types
- supports all Inter P partitions
- supports all Inter B partitions from 64x64 down to 8x4
- weighted prediction for P slices
- multiple reference frames
- scenecut detection
- parallel encoding on multiple CPUs
There are three methods to install x265 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 x265 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install x265 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install x265
Install x265 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install x265 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install x265
Install x265 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 x265 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install x265
How To Uninstall x265 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the x265 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove x265
Uninstall x265 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall x265 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove x265
Remove x265 Configurations and Data
To remove x265 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge x265
Remove x265 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove x265 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge x265
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install x265 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
