How to Install and Uninstall w3cam Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "w3cam" package

Please follow the instructions below to install w3cam on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Learn how to uninstall w3cam on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: w3cam
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.7.2-6.2build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/web
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Martin Meredith
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 131
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libjpeg8 (>= 8c), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1)
Filename: pool/universe/w/w3cam/w3cam_0.7.2-6.2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 35064
MD5sum: e34226f31743b852938bb966f54fea7e
SHA1: 6efd4b6ebc115c8595a316f4b7414b5754a0e311
SHA256: 78fa9b7767099f509ee5e4a37c7322a77dc28e773af6f9e9258d97fe53a98ea0
SHA512: 7985d5692c747201093a5e2dc3b18bd1162e851d7e0bf58af7a7af27976814b493348fff9e7775981c60fd30048d2b27869b56ac092afe4313e00991c5bca14f
Homepage: http://mpx.freeshell.net/
Description-en: 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: 69245ae954036a02f69947aa3afe7171