How To Install libx265-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libx265-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libx265-dev
libx265-dev is:
libx265 is an encoding library for creating H.265/High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) video streams.
This is the development package which contains headers and libraries for libx265.
There are three methods to install libx265-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-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 libx265-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libx265-dev
Install libx265-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libx265-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libx265-dev
Install libx265-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 libx265-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libx265-dev
How To Uninstall libx265-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libx265-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libx265-dev
Uninstall libx265-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libx265-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libx265-dev
Remove libx265-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libx265-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libx265-dev
Remove libx265-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libx265-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libx265-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libx265-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
