How To Install libgphoto2-port12 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgphoto2-port12 on Debian 11. libgphoto2-port12 is gphoto2 digital camera port library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgphoto2-port12 on Debian 11.

What is libgphoto2-port12

libgphoto2-port12 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 runtime code for port access.

There are three methods to install libgphoto2-port12 on Debian 11. 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-port12 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-port12 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgphoto2-port12

Install libgphoto2-port12 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgphoto2-port12 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgphoto2-port12

Install libgphoto2-port12 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-port12 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgphoto2-port12

How To Uninstall libgphoto2-port12 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libgphoto2-port12 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgphoto2-port12

Uninstall libgphoto2-port12 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgphoto2-port12 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgphoto2-port12

Remove libgphoto2-port12 Configurations and Data

To remove libgphoto2-port12 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgphoto2-port12

Remove libgphoto2-port12 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgphoto2-port12 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgphoto2-port12

Dependencies

libgphoto2-port12 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgphoto2-port12 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.