How To Install libuvc-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libuvc-doc on Kali Linux. libuvc-doc is cross-platform library for USB video devices - documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libuvc-doc on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.