How to Install and Uninstall w3cam Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "w3cam" package

Learn how to install w3cam on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                w3cam
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "w3cam" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall w3cam on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                w3cam
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the w3cam package on Kali Linux

Package: w3cam
Version: 0.7.2-6.4
Installed-Size: 140
Maintainer: Martin Meredith
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libjpeg62-turbo (>= 1.3.1), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1)
Size: 37168
SHA256: 7d7497b6a4d5bf17260fc9d7cda450a35b855420cc856c67820de94d24d867db
SHA1: bcea09a0aeff0388af35f6ac48cce444b02fdb79
MD5sum: 5ab58724e6c63d9d204d08c1e673f148
Description: a simple CGI to retrieve images from video4linux device
w3cam is a simple CGI to retrieve images from video4linux device.
In other words this program will only run on Linux machines
which support a video4linux-device.
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w3cam supports a plain mode and a gui mode. In the gui mode a html
with a form is supplied to change some parameters with the mouse
Description-md5:
Homepage: http://mpx.freeshell.net/
Tag: hardware::camera, interface::web, role::program, scope::utility,
use::downloading, web::cgi, works-with::image, works-with::image:raster
Section: web
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/w/w3cam/w3cam_0.7.2-6.4_amd64.deb