How To Install indi-gphoto on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install indi-gphoto on Ubuntu.
What is indi-gphoto
indi-gphoto is:
This package contains an INDI driver for GPhoto (DSLR) Cameras. The driver can operate any camera supported by GPhoto2.
This driver is compatible with any INDI client such as KStars or Xephem.
There are three methods to install indi-gphoto on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install indi-gphoto Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install indi-gphoto using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install indi-gphoto
Install indi-gphoto Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install indi-gphoto using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install indi-gphoto
Install indi-gphoto 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 indi-gphoto using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install indi-gphoto
How To Uninstall indi-gphoto on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the indi-gphoto package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove indi-gphoto
Uninstall indi-gphoto And Its Dependencies
To uninstall indi-gphoto and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove indi-gphoto
Remove indi-gphoto Configurations and Data
To remove indi-gphoto configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge indi-gphoto
Remove indi-gphoto configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove indi-gphoto configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge indi-gphoto
Dependencies
indi-gphoto have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install indi-gphoto package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.