How To Install libunicap2-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libunicap2-dev on Debian 12.
What is libunicap2-dev
libunicap2-dev 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 development headers and static libraries.
There are three methods to install libunicap2-dev 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 libunicap2-dev 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-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libunicap2-dev
Install libunicap2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libunicap2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libunicap2-dev
Install libunicap2-dev 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-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libunicap2-dev
How To Uninstall libunicap2-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libunicap2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libunicap2-dev
Uninstall libunicap2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libunicap2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libunicap2-dev
Remove libunicap2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libunicap2-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libunicap2-dev
Remove libunicap2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libunicap2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libunicap2-dev
Dependencies
libunicap2-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libunicap2-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
