How To Install streamer on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install streamer on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is streamer
streamer is:
This package provides a tool to capture single/multiple images or record movies from a video4linux device.
There are three methods to install streamer 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 streamer Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install streamer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install streamer
Install streamer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install streamer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install streamer
Install streamer 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 streamer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install streamer
How To Uninstall streamer on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the streamer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove streamer
Uninstall streamer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall streamer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove streamer
Remove streamer Configurations and Data
To remove streamer configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge streamer
Remove streamer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove streamer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge streamer
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install streamer package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
