How To Install v4l2ucp on Fedora 36

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install v4l2ucp on Fedora 36.

What is v4l2ucp

v4l2 is a control panel for video4linux2 devices, it reads a description of the controls that the V4L2 device supports from the 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 and there is an easy way to reset one or all the controls to their default state.

We can use yum or dnf to install v4l2ucp on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install v4l2ucp.

Install v4l2ucp on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install v4l2ucp

Install v4l2ucp on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install v4l2ucp

How To Uninstall v4l2ucp on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove v4l2ucp

v4l2ucp Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/v4l2ctrl
/usr/bin/v4l2ucp
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/04
/usr/lib/.build-id/04/c73bca067697f09f87af6287dcc6e9f2391d3e
/usr/lib/.build-id/25
/usr/lib/.build-id/25/6feccb350a0f228bb95ebdb7c4398eba4a9936
/usr/share/applications/v4l2ucp.desktop
/usr/share/doc/v4l2ucp
/usr/share/doc/v4l2ucp/README
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/v4l2ucp.png
/usr/share/licenses/v4l2ucp
/usr/share/licenses/v4l2ucp/COPYING

References

• v4l2ucp website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install v4l2ucp on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).