Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libguvcview-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libguvcview-dev
libguvcview-dev is:
guvcview is a simple GTK+ interface for capturing and viewing video from
devices supported by the Linux UVC driver.
This package contains files that are needed to build applications.
There are three methods to install libguvcview-dev 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 libguvcview-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libguvcview-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libguvcview-dev
Install libguvcview-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libguvcview-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libguvcview-dev
Install libguvcview-dev 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 libguvcview-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libguvcview-dev
How To Uninstall libguvcview-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libguvcview-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libguvcview-dev
Uninstall libguvcview-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libguvcview-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libguvcview-dev
Remove libguvcview-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libguvcview-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libguvcview-dev
Remove libguvcview-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libguvcview-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libguvcview-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libguvcview-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
