How To Install qvidcap on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qvidcap on Debian 12.
What is qvidcap
qvidcap is:
The qvidcap tool is used to test video4linux capture devices, either using a video device, a file, or over network. This application can also serve as a generic video/TV viewer application.
There are three methods to install qvidcap 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 qvidcap Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qvidcap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qvidcap
Install qvidcap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qvidcap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qvidcap
Install qvidcap 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 qvidcap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qvidcap
How To Uninstall qvidcap on Debian 12
To uninstall only the qvidcap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qvidcap
Uninstall qvidcap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qvidcap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qvidcap
Remove qvidcap Configurations and Data
To remove qvidcap configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qvidcap
Remove qvidcap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qvidcap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qvidcap
Dependencies
qvidcap have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qvidcap package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
