How To Install gstreamer1.0-libcamera on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1.0-libcamera on Debian 12.
What is gstreamer1.0-libcamera
gstreamer1.0-libcamera is:
libcamera is a complex camera support library which handles low-level control of the camera devices, providing a unified higher-level programming interface to the applications.
This package contains the libcamera GStreamer plugin.
There are three methods to install gstreamer1.0-libcamera on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gstreamer1.0-libcamera Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gstreamer1.0-libcamera using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gstreamer1.0-libcamera
Install gstreamer1.0-libcamera Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gstreamer1.0-libcamera using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gstreamer1.0-libcamera
Install gstreamer1.0-libcamera 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 gstreamer1.0-libcamera using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gstreamer1.0-libcamera
How To Uninstall gstreamer1.0-libcamera on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gstreamer1.0-libcamera package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gstreamer1.0-libcamera
Uninstall gstreamer1.0-libcamera And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gstreamer1.0-libcamera and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gstreamer1.0-libcamera
Remove gstreamer1.0-libcamera Configurations and Data
To remove gstreamer1.0-libcamera configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gstreamer1.0-libcamera
Remove gstreamer1.0-libcamera configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gstreamer1.0-libcamera configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gstreamer1.0-libcamera
Dependencies
gstreamer1.0-libcamera have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1.0-libcamera package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
