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

Last updated: January 23,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "fswebcam" package

Please follow the steps below to install fswebcam on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall fswebcam 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 fswebcam package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: fswebcam
Version: 20140113-2
Installed-Size: 131
Maintainer: Luca Niccoli
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libgd3 (>= 2.1.0~alpha~)
Description: Tiny and flexible webcam program
Description-md5: cb9794b0e2544277ac13ad42bcc4e8d5
Homepage: http://www.firestorm.cx/fswebcam/
Tag: implemented-in::c, role::program
Section: graphics
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/f/fswebcam/fswebcam_20140113-2_amd64.deb
Size: 50428
MD5sum: cd2c42418e2c6e80ba65e643f6c96a98
SHA256: a91b57d1e560aa469d2feca704cbd928a650652f8d3863e68933863a0c80d980