Install libva-intel-vaapi-driver on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install libva-intel-vaapi-driver
Learn how to install libva-intel-vaapi-driver with the command sudo apt-get install libva-intel-vaapi-driver on Ubuntus.
Quick installation of libva-intel-vaapi-driver:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: libva-intel-vaapi-driver
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install libva-intel-vaapi-driver
Package Details | |
| Package: | libva-intel-vaapi-driver |
| Version: | 1.0.15-1ubuntu2 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/vaapi |
| Description: | VAAPI driver for Intel G45 & HD Graphics family The VA-API (Video Acceleration API) enables hardware accelerated video decode/encode at various entry-points (VLD, IDCT, Motion Compensation etc.) for the prevailing coding standards today (MPEG-2, MPEG-4 ASP/H.263, MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, and VC-1/VMW3). It provides an interface to fully expose the video decode capabilities in today's GPUs. . This package contains the video decode & encode driver backend for the Intel G45 chipsets and Intel HD Graphics for Intel Core processor family. Homepage: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/vaapi |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/libs |
How to install libva-intel-vaapi-driver on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If libva-intel-vaapi-driver is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L libva-intel-vaapi-driver' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L libva-intel-vaapi-driver Package `libva-intel-vaapi-driver' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing libva-intel-vaapi-driver:
After system update use the following command to install libva-intel-vaapi-driver:
sudo apt-get install libva-intel-vaapi-driver
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove libva-intel-vaapi-driver from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the libva-intel-vaapi-driver from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the libva-intel-vaapi-driver following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove libva-intel-vaapi-driver
Following command is used to remove the libva-intel-vaapi-driver package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove libva-intel-vaapi-driver
This will remove libva-intel-vaapi-driver and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing libva-intel-vaapi-driver with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge libva-intel-vaapi-driver
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove libva-intel-vaapi-driver
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with libva-intel-vaapi-driver package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.