How to Install and Uninstall gphoto2 Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "gphoto2" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install gphoto2 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                gphoto2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "gphoto2" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall gphoto2 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gphoto2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gphoto2 package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: gphoto2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.5.26-1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian PhotoTools Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 954
Depends: libaa1 (>= 1.4p5), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcdk5nc6 (>= 5.0.20180306), libexif12 (>= 0.6.21-1~), libgphoto2-6 (>= 2.5.10), libgphoto2-port12 (>= 2.5.10), libjpeg8 (>= 8c), libncurses6 (>= 6), libpopt0 (>= 1.14), libreadline8 (>= 6.0)
Suggests: gthumb
Filename: pool/universe/g/gphoto2/gphoto2_2.5.26-1_amd64.deb
Size: 179416
MD5sum: a996af60fbdc8f9ce09320716c7c42b5
SHA1: 7876f5d31b48059c601595c548860bd573873036
SHA256: e69d697478f3d5ee5095cf41264a0449f4c02cdcd0771026faa829cc5aca063f
SHA512: b806785d803a1a19fdb63a2559393e2d9055ba2473cd7068e244de19be9d21dea1c168af1048936581cc0034d21d76de1036a6eefff36635f0f5544d4c8b3a9f
Homepage: https://github.com/gphoto/gphoto2
Description-en: digital camera command-line client
The gphoto2 library can be used by applications to access various
digital camera models, via standard protocols such as USB Mass Storage
and PTP, or vendor-specific protocols.
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This package provides the gphoto2 command-line frontend.
Description-md5: 216c30e494ceb46dc674329015d18c2a