How To Install fswebcam on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fswebcam on AlmaLinux 8.
What is fswebcam
A tiny and flexible webcam program for capturing images from a V4L1/V4L2 device, and overlaying a caption or image.
We can use yum or dnf to install fswebcam on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install fswebcam.
Install fswebcam on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install fswebcam using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install fswebcam
Install fswebcam on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install fswebcam using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install fswebcam
How To Uninstall fswebcam on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the fswebcam package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove fswebcam
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fswebcam on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.