How To Install camorama on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install camorama on Debian 9. camorama is gnome utility to view and save images from a webcam

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install camorama on Debian 9.

What is camorama

camorama is:

Camorama is a small utility to view and save images from a webcam or any other Video4Linux device. It can apply a number of image filters and make remote captures.

There are three methods to install camorama on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install camorama Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install camorama

Install camorama Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install camorama

Install camorama 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 camorama using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install camorama

How To Uninstall camorama on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove camorama

Uninstall camorama And Its Dependencies

To uninstall camorama and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove camorama

Remove camorama Configurations and Data

To remove camorama configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge camorama

Remove camorama configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge camorama

Dependencies

camorama have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install camorama package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.