How To Install v4l-conf on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install v4l-conf on Ubuntu 18.04. v4l-conf is tool to configure video4linux drivers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install v4l-conf on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is v4l-conf

v4l-conf is:

This package provides a small tool to configure a video4linux device driver. It is required to make the video overlay work in fbtv and xawtv.

There are three methods to install v4l-conf 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 v4l-conf Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install v4l-conf using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install v4l-conf

Install v4l-conf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install v4l-conf using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install v4l-conf

Install v4l-conf 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 v4l-conf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install v4l-conf

How To Uninstall v4l-conf on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the v4l-conf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove v4l-conf

Uninstall v4l-conf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall v4l-conf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove v4l-conf

Remove v4l-conf Configurations and Data

To remove v4l-conf configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge v4l-conf

Remove v4l-conf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove v4l-conf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge v4l-conf

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install v4l-conf package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.