How To Install v4l2ucp on Debian 10

Learn how to install v4l2ucp on Debian 10 with this tutorial. v4l2ucp is Video for Linux 2 Universal Control Panel

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install v4l2ucp on Debian 10.

What is v4l2ucp

v4l2ucp is:

V4L2UCP is an universal control panel for V4L and V4L2 devices. It reads the description of the controls that the device supports from the device device, and presents the user with a graphical means for adjusting those controls; it allows for controlling multiple devices.

Controls can be updated with the device status either manually, or periodically. There is an easy way to reset one or all the controls to their default state.

There are three methods to install v4l2ucp on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install v4l2ucp Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install v4l2ucp using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install v4l2ucp

Install v4l2ucp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install v4l2ucp using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install v4l2ucp

Install v4l2ucp 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 v4l2ucp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install v4l2ucp

How To Uninstall v4l2ucp on Debian 10

To uninstall only the v4l2ucp package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove v4l2ucp

Uninstall v4l2ucp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall v4l2ucp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove v4l2ucp

Remove v4l2ucp Configurations and Data

To remove v4l2ucp configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge v4l2ucp

Remove v4l2ucp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove v4l2ucp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge v4l2ucp

Dependencies

v4l2ucp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install v4l2ucp package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.