How to Install and Uninstall webcam Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "webcam" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install webcam on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: webcam
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.106-1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/net
Source: xawtv
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 111
Depends: xawtv-plugins (= 3.106-1), libc6 (>= 2.15), libjpeg8 (>= 8c)
Recommends: ftp, ssh-client
Filename: pool/universe/x/xawtv/webcam_3.106-1_amd64.deb
Size: 35036
MD5sum: a7e8a66e86eb275ce2e6b63a95e03521
SHA1: f222d1dff83c04d914fb77c57a413e2596717f89
SHA256: 1b118ca8e9583d5afa664ac5828c8ddd7de0fc11317fb637b81cba95e4492ea6
Description: image grabber and uploader
Description-md5: f48e4f77bafcfb0db0f6a055b027341a