How To Install gem-plugin-v4l2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gem-plugin-v4l2 on Debian 9.
What is gem-plugin-v4l2
gem-plugin-v4l2 is:
Gem is a loadable library for Pure Data (Pd), which adds OpenGL graphics rendering and animation to Pd. Pd is a graphical programming language and computer music system.
This package provides video input and output using V4L2.
For video output, you might want to use a loopback device, for which you will have to install the v4l2loopback kernel module as well.
There are three methods to install gem-plugin-v4l2 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gem-plugin-v4l2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gem-plugin-v4l2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gem-plugin-v4l2
Install gem-plugin-v4l2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gem-plugin-v4l2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gem-plugin-v4l2
Install gem-plugin-v4l2 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gem-plugin-v4l2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gem-plugin-v4l2
How To Uninstall gem-plugin-v4l2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gem-plugin-v4l2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gem-plugin-v4l2
Uninstall gem-plugin-v4l2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gem-plugin-v4l2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gem-plugin-v4l2
Remove gem-plugin-v4l2 Configurations and Data
To remove gem-plugin-v4l2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gem-plugin-v4l2
Remove gem-plugin-v4l2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gem-plugin-v4l2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gem-plugin-v4l2
Dependencies
gem-plugin-v4l2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gem-plugin-v4l2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
