How To Install guvcview on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install guvcview on Debian 10.
What is guvcview
guvcview is:
guvcview is a simple GTK+ interface for capturing and viewing video from devices supported by the Linux UVC driver.
There are three methods to install guvcview 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 guvcview Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install guvcview using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install guvcview
Install guvcview Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install guvcview using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install guvcview
Install guvcview 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 guvcview using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install guvcview
How To Uninstall guvcview on Debian 10
To uninstall only the guvcview package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove guvcview
Uninstall guvcview And Its Dependencies
To uninstall guvcview and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove guvcview
Remove guvcview Configurations and Data
To remove guvcview configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge guvcview
Remove guvcview configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove guvcview configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge guvcview
Dependencies
guvcview have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install guvcview package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
