How to Install and Uninstall libwebcam0 Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: January 11,2025

You can also install and uninstall the libwebcam0 on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "libwebcam0" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libwebcam0 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libwebcam0" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall libwebcam0 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 libwebcam0 package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libwebcam0
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.2.4-1.1ubuntu2
Priority: extra
Section: universe/libs
Source: libwebcam
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Paulo Assis
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 72
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4)
Filename: pool/universe/libw/libwebcam/libwebcam0_0.2.4-1.1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 25340
MD5sum: 51b1130ebb0eb38bbf879fb522211597
SHA1: d6c91d84dd5796955bae6f5c8ddeccb9e6c59d7f
SHA256: 5b63c0d2da83818ab14ce54aa2d18762d353eff60de6175e6950e4e27e06147b
SHA512: 812439ffa4b02e489f717d56db3e50e077c14c01b62d34298f686ddcc1bb6a34764b2c8a9143d368ad6954f05f2fbbd8073c1e6139a246390bf8e0da22a6d019
Homepage: http://www.quickcamteam.net/software/libwebcam
Description: Webcam Library
Description-md5: 0eb5d4e54dfadc47982314e0a9d11e09