Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libde265-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libde265-dev
libde265-dev is:
libde265 is an open source implementation of the H.265 video codec.
It is written from scratch in plain C for simplicity and efficiency.
Its simple API makes it easy to integrate it into other software.
The development headers for compiling programs that use libde265
are provided by this package.
There are three methods to install libde265-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 libde265-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 libde265-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libde265-dev
Install libde265-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libde265-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libde265-dev
Install libde265-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 libde265-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libde265-dev
How To Uninstall libde265-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libde265-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libde265-dev
Uninstall libde265-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libde265-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libde265-dev
Remove libde265-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libde265-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libde265-dev
Remove libde265-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libde265-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libde265-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libde265-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
