How To Install cameraplugin-fake on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cameraplugin-fake on Ubuntu 18.04. cameraplugin-fake is Camera plugin for QtMultimedia faking with a photo file

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cameraplugin-fake on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is cameraplugin-fake

cameraplugin-fake is:

A plugin for QtMultimedia faking a real camera by using an image from disk as source of the photo.

There are three methods to install cameraplugin-fake 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 cameraplugin-fake Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cameraplugin-fake

Install cameraplugin-fake Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cameraplugin-fake

Install cameraplugin-fake 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 cameraplugin-fake using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cameraplugin-fake

How To Uninstall cameraplugin-fake on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the cameraplugin-fake package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cameraplugin-fake

Uninstall cameraplugin-fake And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cameraplugin-fake

Remove cameraplugin-fake Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cameraplugin-fake

Remove cameraplugin-fake configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cameraplugin-fake

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Summary

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