How To Install libwebcam0 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwebcam0 on Debian 10.
What is libwebcam0
libwebcam0 is:
The Webcam Library libwebcam is designed to simplify the development of webcam applications, primarily on Linux but with an option to be ported to other platforms, in particular Solaris. It realizes part of what the unwritten Video4Linux user space library was always supposed to be: an easy to use library that shields its users from many of the difficulties and problems of using the V4L2 API directly.
There are three methods to install libwebcam0 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 libwebcam0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libwebcam0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwebcam0
Install libwebcam0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwebcam0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwebcam0
Install libwebcam0 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 libwebcam0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwebcam0
How To Uninstall libwebcam0 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libwebcam0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwebcam0
Uninstall libwebcam0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwebcam0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwebcam0
Remove libwebcam0 Configurations and Data
To remove libwebcam0 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwebcam0
Remove libwebcam0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwebcam0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwebcam0
Dependencies
libwebcam0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwebcam0 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.