How To Install onvif-tools on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install onvif-tools on Debian 12.
What is onvif-tools
onvif-tools is:
The command line tool discover will find compatible cameras on the local network and query each of them for their RSTP connection. The GUI tool onvif allow configuration of detected cameras.
There are three methods to install onvif-tools on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install onvif-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install onvif-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install onvif-tools
Install onvif-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install onvif-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install onvif-tools
Install onvif-tools 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 onvif-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install onvif-tools
How To Uninstall onvif-tools on Debian 12
To uninstall only the onvif-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove onvif-tools
Uninstall onvif-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall onvif-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove onvif-tools
Remove onvif-tools Configurations and Data
To remove onvif-tools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge onvif-tools
Remove onvif-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove onvif-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge onvif-tools
Dependencies
onvif-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install onvif-tools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
