How To Install libgphoto2-6 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgphoto2-6 on Debian 10.
What is libgphoto2-6
libgphoto2-6 is:
The gphoto2 library can be used by applications to access various digital camera models, via standard protocols such as USB Mass Storage and PTP, or vendor-specific protocols.
This package contains the library.
The gphoto2 command-line frontend is shipped separately, in the gphoto2 package.
There are three methods to install libgphoto2-6 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgphoto2-6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgphoto2-6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgphoto2-6
Install libgphoto2-6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgphoto2-6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgphoto2-6
Install libgphoto2-6 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 libgphoto2-6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgphoto2-6
How To Uninstall libgphoto2-6 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libgphoto2-6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgphoto2-6
Uninstall libgphoto2-6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgphoto2-6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgphoto2-6
Remove libgphoto2-6 Configurations and Data
To remove libgphoto2-6 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgphoto2-6
Remove libgphoto2-6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgphoto2-6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgphoto2-6
Dependencies
libgphoto2-6 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgphoto2-6 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.