How To Install libwebcam0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwebcam0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libwebcam0-dev
libwebcam0-dev is:
This package provides the files needed to build apps that use libwecam.
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-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-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 libwebcam0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwebcam0-dev
Install libwebcam0-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwebcam0-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwebcam0-dev
Install libwebcam0-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libwebcam0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwebcam0-dev
How To Uninstall libwebcam0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libwebcam0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwebcam0-dev
Uninstall libwebcam0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwebcam0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwebcam0-dev
Remove libwebcam0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libwebcam0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwebcam0-dev
Remove libwebcam0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwebcam0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwebcam0-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwebcam0-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
