How To Install uvcdynctrl on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install uvcdynctrl on Debian 9. uvcdynctrl is Command line tool to control v4l2 devices

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install uvcdynctrl on Debian 9.

What is uvcdynctrl

uvcdynctrl is:

This package provides the tools needed to add vendor specific controls to uvc devices.

uvcdynctrl is part of the Webcam Library.

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 uvcdynctrl 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 uvcdynctrl Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install uvcdynctrl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install uvcdynctrl

Install uvcdynctrl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install uvcdynctrl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install uvcdynctrl

Install uvcdynctrl 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 uvcdynctrl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install uvcdynctrl

How To Uninstall uvcdynctrl on Debian 9

To uninstall only the uvcdynctrl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove uvcdynctrl

Uninstall uvcdynctrl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall uvcdynctrl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove uvcdynctrl

Remove uvcdynctrl Configurations and Data

To remove uvcdynctrl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge uvcdynctrl

Remove uvcdynctrl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove uvcdynctrl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uvcdynctrl

Dependencies

uvcdynctrl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install uvcdynctrl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.