How To Install libuvc-doc on Debian 10

Learn how to install libuvc-doc on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libuvc-doc is cross-platform library for USB video devices - documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libuvc-doc on Debian 10.

What is libuvc-doc

libuvc-doc is:

libuvc is a cross-platform library for USB video devices, built atop libusb. It enables fine-grained control over USB video devices exporting the standard USB Video Class (UVC) interface, enabling developers to write drivers for previously unsupported devices, or just access UVC devices in a generic fashion.

This package contains the html documentation for the libuvc API.

There are three methods to install libuvc-doc 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 libuvc-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libuvc-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libuvc-doc

Install libuvc-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libuvc-doc

Install libuvc-doc 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 libuvc-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libuvc-doc

How To Uninstall libuvc-doc on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libuvc-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libuvc-doc

Uninstall libuvc-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libuvc-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libuvc-doc

Remove libuvc-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libuvc-doc configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libuvc-doc

Remove libuvc-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libuvc-doc

Dependencies

libuvc-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libuvc-doc package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.