How To Install v4l2-relayd 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 v4l2-relayd on Ubuntu.
What is v4l2-relayd
v4l2-relayd is:
v4l2-relayd serves as streaming relay daemon between hardware camera and a v4l2loopback device with a mechanism based on V4L2 Events API to manage hardware resources.
There are three methods to install v4l2-relayd 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 v4l2-relayd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install v4l2-relayd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install v4l2-relayd
Install v4l2-relayd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install v4l2-relayd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install v4l2-relayd
Install v4l2-relayd 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 v4l2-relayd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install v4l2-relayd
How To Uninstall v4l2-relayd on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the v4l2-relayd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove v4l2-relayd
Uninstall v4l2-relayd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall v4l2-relayd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove v4l2-relayd
Remove v4l2-relayd Configurations and Data
To remove v4l2-relayd configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge v4l2-relayd
Remove v4l2-relayd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove v4l2-relayd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge v4l2-relayd
Dependencies
v4l2-relayd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install v4l2-relayd package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.