How To Install kamerka on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install kamerka on Debian 9. kamerka is shiny photo taking application

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kamerka on Debian 9.

What is kamerka

kamerka is:

Kamerka is a KDE application which uses Video4Linux to get image from webcam, with ability to save photos. It features easy to use, animated and well-integrated user interface.

There are three methods to install kamerka 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 kamerka Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install kamerka using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kamerka

Install kamerka Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kamerka using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kamerka

Install kamerka 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 kamerka using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kamerka

How To Uninstall kamerka on Debian 9

To uninstall only the kamerka package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kamerka

Uninstall kamerka And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kamerka and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kamerka

Remove kamerka Configurations and Data

To remove kamerka configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kamerka

Remove kamerka configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kamerka configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kamerka

Dependencies

kamerka have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kamerka package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.