How to Install and Uninstall v4l-utils Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "v4l-utils" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install v4l-utils on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                v4l-utils
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "v4l-utils" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall v4l-utils on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                v4l-utils
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the v4l-utils package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: v4l-utils
Version: 1.20.0-2
Installed-Size: 2220
Maintainer: Gregor Jasny
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: ivtv-utils (<< 1.4.1-2), media-ctl
Depends: libv4l-0 (= 1.20.0-2), libv4l2rds0 (= 1.20.0-2), libc6 (>= 2.17), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libudev1 (>= 183)
Breaks: ivtv-utils (<< 1.4.1-2), media-ctl
Description: Collection of command line video4linux utilities
Description-md5: c4a8a3b92affa97c3ad675a648fb35d7
Homepage: https://linuxtv.org/downloads/v4l-utils/
Tag: interface::commandline, role::program, works-with::video
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/v/v4l-utils/v4l-utils_1.20.0-2_amd64.deb
Size: 623788
MD5sum: e3e9e1ce040823b340248dfb1407afca
SHA256: fd6ada5ea8de6eb01257b1665db3c9b744378c0f626a4f43df45561ff5a24a36