How To Install dov4l on Debian 10

Learn how to install dov4l on Debian 10 with this tutorial. dov4l is program to set and query settings of video4linux devices

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dov4l on Debian 10.

What is dov4l

dov4l is:

The dov4l program can set properties such as frequency, tuner, inputchannel, mode, brightness, hue, color, contrast, whiteness, palette, width, and height of a video4linux device. It can also query current settings.

There are three methods to install dov4l 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 dov4l Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install dov4l using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dov4l

Install dov4l Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dov4l using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dov4l

Install dov4l 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 dov4l using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dov4l

How To Uninstall dov4l on Debian 10

To uninstall only the dov4l package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dov4l

Uninstall dov4l And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dov4l and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dov4l

Remove dov4l Configurations and Data

To remove dov4l configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dov4l

Remove dov4l configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dov4l configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dov4l

Dependencies

dov4l have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dov4l package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.