How To Install metacam on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install metacam on Debian 9.
What is metacam
metacam is:
EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) is a standard for storing interchange information in image files, especially those using JPEG compression. Most digital cameras, including mobile phones, now use the EXIF format.
The format is part of the DCF standard created by JEIDA to encourage the interoperability between imaging devices. In addition to the standard EXIF fields, MetaCam also supports vendor-specific extensions from Nikon, Olympus, Canon and Casio.
This program is useful in forensics investigations.
There are three methods to install metacam on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install metacam Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install metacam using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install metacam
Install metacam Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install metacam using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install metacam
Install metacam 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 metacam using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install metacam
How To Uninstall metacam on Debian 9
To uninstall only the metacam package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove metacam
Uninstall metacam And Its Dependencies
To uninstall metacam and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove metacam
Remove metacam Configurations and Data
To remove metacam configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge metacam
Remove metacam configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove metacam configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge metacam
Dependencies
metacam have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install metacam package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.