How To Install libcamera0.0.3 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libcamera0.0.3 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libcamera0.0.3 is complex camera support library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcamera0.0.3 on Debian 12.

What is libcamera0.0.3

libcamera0.0.3 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.

There are three methods to install libcamera0.0.3 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 libcamera0.0.3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcamera0.0.3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcamera0.0.3

Install libcamera0.0.3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcamera0.0.3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcamera0.0.3

Install libcamera0.0.3 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 libcamera0.0.3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcamera0.0.3

How To Uninstall libcamera0.0.3 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libcamera0.0.3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcamera0.0.3

Uninstall libcamera0.0.3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcamera0.0.3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcamera0.0.3

Remove libcamera0.0.3 Configurations and Data

To remove libcamera0.0.3 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcamera0.0.3

Remove libcamera0.0.3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcamera0.0.3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcamera0.0.3

Dependencies

libcamera0.0.3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcamera0.0.3 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.