How To Install libcamera0 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcamera0 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libcamera0
libcamera0 is:
libcamera is a complex camera support library which handles low-level control of the camera devices, providing a unified higher-level programming interface to the applications.
There are three methods to install libcamera0 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 libcamera0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcamera0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcamera0
Install libcamera0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcamera0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcamera0
Install libcamera0 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 libcamera0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcamera0
How To Uninstall libcamera0 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libcamera0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcamera0
Uninstall libcamera0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcamera0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcamera0
Remove libcamera0 Configurations and Data
To remove libcamera0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcamera0
Remove libcamera0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcamera0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcamera0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcamera0 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
