How To Install aravis-tools on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install aravis-tools on Debian 10.
What is aravis-tools
aravis-tools is:
Basic GenICam standard function testing and camera control utility (arv-tool-0.6). Basic viewer for aravis compatible cameras, real-time camera control using GenICam implemented properties (arv-viewer).
There are three methods to install aravis-tools 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 aravis-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install aravis-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install aravis-tools
Install aravis-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install aravis-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install aravis-tools
Install aravis-tools 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 aravis-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install aravis-tools
How To Uninstall aravis-tools on Debian 10
To uninstall only the aravis-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove aravis-tools
Uninstall aravis-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall aravis-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove aravis-tools
Remove aravis-tools Configurations and Data
To remove aravis-tools configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge aravis-tools
Remove aravis-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove aravis-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge aravis-tools
Dependencies
aravis-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install aravis-tools package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.