How To Install dov4l on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dov4l on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is dov4l
dov4l is:
The dov4l program can set properties such as frequency, tuner, inputchannel, mode, brightness, hue, color, contrast, whiteness, palette, width, and height of a video4linux device. It can also query current settings.
There are three methods to install dov4l on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dov4l Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dov4l using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dov4l
Install dov4l Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dov4l using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dov4l
Install dov4l 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 dov4l using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dov4l
How To Uninstall dov4l on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the dov4l package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dov4l
Uninstall dov4l And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dov4l and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dov4l
Remove dov4l Configurations and Data
To remove dov4l configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dov4l
Remove dov4l configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dov4l configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dov4l
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dov4l package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
