How To Install gem-plugin-dc1394 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install gem-plugin-dc1394 on Debian 9. gem-plugin-dc1394 is Graphics Environment for Multimedia - DC1394 support

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gem-plugin-dc1394 on Debian 9.

What is gem-plugin-dc1394

gem-plugin-dc1394 is:

Gem is a loadable library for Pure Data (Pd), which adds OpenGL graphics rendering and animation to Pd. Pd is a graphical programming language and computer music system.

This package provides video capturing using dc1394, allowing you to capture from your industry grade (“firewire”) IIDC camera

There are three methods to install gem-plugin-dc1394 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 gem-plugin-dc1394 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gem-plugin-dc1394 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gem-plugin-dc1394

Install gem-plugin-dc1394 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gem-plugin-dc1394 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gem-plugin-dc1394

Install gem-plugin-dc1394 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 gem-plugin-dc1394 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gem-plugin-dc1394

How To Uninstall gem-plugin-dc1394 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the gem-plugin-dc1394 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gem-plugin-dc1394

Uninstall gem-plugin-dc1394 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gem-plugin-dc1394 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gem-plugin-dc1394

Remove gem-plugin-dc1394 Configurations and Data

To remove gem-plugin-dc1394 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gem-plugin-dc1394

Remove gem-plugin-dc1394 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gem-plugin-dc1394 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gem-plugin-dc1394

Dependencies

gem-plugin-dc1394 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gem-plugin-dc1394 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.