How To Install webcamoid on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install webcamoid on Ubuntu 22.04.
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 Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install 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 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 webcamoid using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install webcamoid
How To Uninstall webcamoid on Ubuntu 22.04
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 Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove webcamoid
Remove webcamoid Configurations and Data
To remove webcamoid configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install webcamoid package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
