How to Install and Uninstall dv4l Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: January 11,2025

You can also install and uninstall the dv4l on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "dv4l" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install dv4l on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dv4l
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dv4l" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall dv4l on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dv4l package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: dv4l
Source: dv4l (1.0-5)
Version: 1.0-5+b2
Installed-Size: 73
Maintainer: Nobuhiro Iwamatsu
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libdv4 (>= 1.0.0), libiec61883-0 (>= 1.2.0), libraw1394-11
Description: Redirect V4L API to access a camcorder from a V4L program
Description-md5: 09a323034cddcd8bf82043f57ac695dd
Homepage: http://dv4l.berlios.de/
Section: graphics
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dv4l/dv4l_1.0-5+b2_amd64.deb
Size: 18380
MD5sum: cdafd2570f629c665eb27be1ecb8a535
SHA256: 5c7219a719abb4d8837073a5f5a37f9c76ee73a15a5b114e9525de380afbf35d