How to Install and Uninstall libgphoto2-port12 Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "libgphoto2-port12" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install libgphoto2-port12 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libgphoto2-port12" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libgphoto2-port12 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libgphoto2-port12 package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libgphoto2-port12
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.5.26-2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: libgphoto2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian PhotoTools Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 304
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libltdl7 (>= 2.4.6), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.8)
Suggests: gphoto2 (>= 2.5.7)
Breaks: libgphoto2-port10 (>= 2.5.7)
Replaces: libgphoto2-port10 (>= 2.5.7)
Filename: pool/main/libg/libgphoto2/libgphoto2-port12_2.5.26-2_amd64.deb
Size: 52928
MD5sum: 9908ab2c8d1ddcfd06038ac440d1aa05
SHA1: 5f763c800af4c66319daaf0e4155a2382d87e2cc
SHA256: e1fc87e4d7670e1819ec781735c863527db11ee3c63e2c30246f2b46960802d3
SHA512: 49a72223b00b8b4bda69879f7d5496fe91b0b1f6701040354c0c47c86f65667280e8dd20a448dbb520ea2367c4cf411581fcaf2eb831f578944fe8328a9af59b
Homepage: https://github.com/gphoto/libgphoto2/
Description-en: gphoto2 digital camera port library
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 contains the runtime code for port access.
Description-md5: 6e52236fade1dd1f9b033de909479e66
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