How To Install eviacam on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install eviacam on Debian 9.
What is eviacam
eviacam is:
Enable Viacam (aka eViacam) is a mouse replacement program that moves the pointer tracking the user’s head movements. It works on a standard computer equipped with a “webcam”. No additional hardware is required. Based on the award winning Facial Mouse.
There are three methods to install eviacam 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 eviacam Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install eviacam using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install eviacam
Install eviacam Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install eviacam using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install eviacam
Install eviacam 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 eviacam using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install eviacam
How To Uninstall eviacam on Debian 9
To uninstall only the eviacam package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove eviacam
Uninstall eviacam And Its Dependencies
To uninstall eviacam and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove eviacam
Remove eviacam Configurations and Data
To remove eviacam configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge eviacam
Remove eviacam configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove eviacam configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge eviacam
Dependencies
eviacam have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install eviacam package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.