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Quick installation of guvcview:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: guvcview
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install guvcview
Package Details | |
| Package: | guvcview |
| Version: | 2.0.4+debian-1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://guvcview.sourceforge.net/ |
| Description: | GTK+ base UVC Viewer guvcview is a simple GTK+ interface for capturing and viewing video from devices supported by the Linux UVC driver. |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 17.04 |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/graphics |
How to install guvcview on Ubuntu 17.04?
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 17.04 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 guvcview is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L guvcview' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L guvcview dpkg-query: package 'guvcview' 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 guvcview:
After system update use the following command to install guvcview:
sudo apt-get install guvcview
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 17.04 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 guvcview from Ubuntu 17.04?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the guvcview from Ubuntu 17.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the guvcview following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove guvcview
Following command is used to remove the guvcview package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove guvcview
This will remove guvcview and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing guvcview with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge guvcview
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove guvcview
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with guvcview package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
