How To Install webcamoid on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install webcamoid on Kali Linux.

What is webcamoid

webcamoid is:

webcamoid allows one to capture, save and view a video stream. It also can do a lot of funny things.

Features:

• Take pictures and record videos with the webcam.
• Manages multiple webcams.
• GUI interface.
• Custom controls for each webcam.
• Add funny effects to the webcam.
• +60 effects available.
• Effects with live previews.
• Translated to many languages.
• Use custom network and local files as capture devices.
• Capture from desktop.
• Many recording formats.
• Virtual webcam support for feeding other programs.

There are three methods to install webcamoid on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install webcamoid Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install webcamoid

Install webcamoid Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install webcamoid

Install webcamoid Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install webcamoid

How To Uninstall webcamoid on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove webcamoid

Uninstall webcamoid And Its Dependencies

To uninstall webcamoid and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove webcamoid

Remove webcamoid Configurations and Data

To remove webcamoid configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge webcamoid

Remove webcamoid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge webcamoid

Dependencies

webcamoid have the following dependencies:

• akqml
• qml-module-qt-labs-folderlistmodel
• qml-module-qt-labs-settings
• qml-module-qtgraphicaleffects
• qml-module-qtqml-models2
• qml-module-qtquick-controls
• qml-module-qtquick-controls2
• qml-module-qtquick-dialogs
• qml-module-qtquick-extras
• qml-module-qtquick-privatewidgets
• qml-module-qtquick-templates2
• webcamoid-data
• webcamoid-plugins
• libavkys8
• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libqt5core5a
• libqt5gui5
• libqt5network5
• libqt5qml5
• libqt5quick5
• libqt5widgets5
• libstdc++6

References

• webcamoid website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install webcamoid package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.