How to Install and Uninstall webcam Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "webcam" package

Please follow the steps below to install webcam on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall webcam on Kali Linux:


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

Package: webcam
Source: xawtv
Version: 3.107-2
Installed-Size: 132
Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: xawtv-plugins (= 3.107-2), libc6 (>= 2.34), libjpeg62-turbo (>= 1.3.1)
Recommends: ftp, ssh-client
Size: 61588
SHA256: 9e8aa11f01eedf03053d4a81168c36ee0f3d31f3dc8d9804814431a29e8e35e3
SHA1: 4920f8b9f82f0c369b7a611febd785044e97edb8
MD5sum: 4630229cb53bb8b2c57fba19696e9199
Description: image grabber and uploader
XawTV is a set of software for watching and recording television channels and
webcams.
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This package provides an utility that captures images from a
video4linux device such as bttv, annotates them and uploads them to a
webserver in an endless loop using FTP or SSH.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Xawtv
Tag: hardware::camera, protocol::ftp, protocol::ssh, role::program,
scope::utility, use::downloading, works-with::image,
works-with::image:raster
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xawtv/webcam_3.107-2_amd64.deb