How To Install indi-webcam on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install indi-webcam on Debian 12.
What is indi-webcam
indi-webcam is:
This package contains a driver for FFMPEG based web cameras.
This driver is compatible with any INDI client such as KStars or Xephem.
There are three methods to install indi-webcam 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 indi-webcam Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install indi-webcam using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install indi-webcam
Install indi-webcam Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install indi-webcam using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install indi-webcam
Install indi-webcam 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 indi-webcam using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install indi-webcam
How To Uninstall indi-webcam on Debian 12
To uninstall only the indi-webcam package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove indi-webcam
Uninstall indi-webcam And Its Dependencies
To uninstall indi-webcam and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove indi-webcam
Remove indi-webcam Configurations and Data
To remove indi-webcam configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge indi-webcam
Remove indi-webcam configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove indi-webcam configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge indi-webcam
Dependencies
indi-webcam have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install indi-webcam package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
