How To Install libguvcview-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libguvcview-dev on Kali Linux. libguvcview-dev is GTK+ base UVC Viewer - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libguvcview-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libguvcview-dev

libguvcview-dev is:

guvcview is a simple GTK+ interface for capturing and viewing video from devices supported by the Linux UVC driver.

This package contains files that are needed to build applications.

There are three methods to install libguvcview-dev on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libguvcview-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 libguvcview-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libguvcview-dev

Install libguvcview-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libguvcview-dev

Install libguvcview-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libguvcview-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libguvcview-dev

How To Uninstall libguvcview-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libguvcview-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libguvcview-dev

Uninstall libguvcview-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libguvcview-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libguvcview-dev

Remove libguvcview-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libguvcview-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libguvcview-dev

Remove libguvcview-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libguvcview-dev

Dependencies

libguvcview-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libguvcview-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.