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Quick installation of v4l2loopback-dkms:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: v4l2loopback-dkms
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install v4l2loopback-dkms
Package Details | |
| Package: | v4l2loopback-dkms |
| Version: | 0.4.1-1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://github.com/umlaeute/v4l2loopback |
| Description: | Source for the v4l2loopback driver (DKMS) This module allows you to create "virtual video devices". Normal (v4l2) applications will read these devices as if they were ordinary video devices, but the video will not be read from e.g. a capture card but instead it is generated by another application. . This package provides the source code for the v4l2loopback kernel modules to be build with dkms. Homepage: http://github.com/umlaeute/v4l2loopback |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/graphics |
How to install v4l2loopback-dkms on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If v4l2loopback-dkms is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L v4l2loopback-dkms' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L v4l2loopback-dkms Package `v4l2loopback-dkms' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing v4l2loopback-dkms:
After system update use the following command to install v4l2loopback-dkms:
sudo apt-get install v4l2loopback-dkms
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove v4l2loopback-dkms from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the v4l2loopback-dkms from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the v4l2loopback-dkms following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove v4l2loopback-dkms
Following command is used to remove the v4l2loopback-dkms package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove v4l2loopback-dkms
This will remove v4l2loopback-dkms and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing v4l2loopback-dkms with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge v4l2loopback-dkms
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove v4l2loopback-dkms
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with v4l2loopback-dkms package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
