How To Install libv4l-0 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 libv4l-0 on Ubuntu.
What is libv4l-0
libv4l-0 is:
libv4l is a collection of libraries which adds a thin abstraction layer on top of video4linux2 devices. The purpose of this (thin) layer is to make it easy for application writers to support a wide variety of devices without having to write separate code for different devices in the same class. libv4l consists of 3 different libraries: libv4lconvert, libv4l1 and libv4l2.
libv4l1 offers the (deprecated) v4l1 API on top of v4l2 devices, independent of the drivers for those devices supporting v4l1 compatibility (which many v4l2 drivers do not).
libv4l2 offers the v4l2 API on top of v4l2 devices, while adding for the application transparent libv4lconvert conversion where necessary.
This package contains the shared libraries.
There are three methods to install libv4l-0 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 libv4l-0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libv4l-0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libv4l-0
Install libv4l-0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libv4l-0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libv4l-0
Install libv4l-0 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 libv4l-0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libv4l-0
How To Uninstall libv4l-0 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libv4l-0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libv4l-0
Uninstall libv4l-0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libv4l-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libv4l-0
Remove libv4l-0 Configurations and Data
To remove libv4l-0 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libv4l-0
Remove libv4l-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libv4l-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libv4l-0
Dependencies
libv4l-0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libv4l-0 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.