How To Install libunicap2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libunicap2 on Debian 9.
What is libunicap2
libunicap2 is:
Unicap provides a uniform interface to video capture devices. It allows applications to use any supported video capture device via a single API.
Unicap offers a high level of hardware abstraction while maintaining maximum performance. Zero copy capture of video buffers is possible for devices supporting it allowing fast video capture with low CPU usage even on low-speed architectures.
This package contains the shared libraries.
There are three methods to install libunicap2 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libunicap2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libunicap2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libunicap2
Install libunicap2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libunicap2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libunicap2
Install libunicap2 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 libunicap2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libunicap2
How To Uninstall libunicap2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libunicap2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libunicap2
Uninstall libunicap2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libunicap2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libunicap2
Remove libunicap2 Configurations and Data
To remove libunicap2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libunicap2
Remove libunicap2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libunicap2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libunicap2
Dependencies
libunicap2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libunicap2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.