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

Last updated: November 26,2024

You can also install and uninstall the webcamd 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 "webcamd" package

Learn how to install webcamd 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 "webcamd" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall webcamd on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                webcamd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the webcamd package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: webcamd
Architecture: all
Version: 0.7.6+repack0-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 41
Depends: libimage-magick-perl, perl, xawtv, libnet-perl
Filename: pool/universe/w/webcamd/webcamd_0.7.6+repack0-2_all.deb
Size: 12380
MD5sum: 153bb3eb9444763aed3aa1ff83394fe2
SHA1: a96d70654043ff8ce0b92513c31f8648a6b1cf86
SHA256: a4052e1761d65a883b23e9e5969cdc22de2e49b5e5b0a102a7e1159e3b4a3f62
SHA512: d4fbf8623fd402d142332f16c8c77c5f69fd26fa9f1e3d3962d8f060c22e2ac5c1bd30dda36bdfd9e7c41f359927f7f08f78e0414152cbb960edae469d2c11fa
Homepage: https://web.archive.org/web/20031216024525/http://webcamd.tuxfamily.org/index_en.html
Description: Capture images from video devices
Description-md5: 0f10a0fa6d6ad060e4dc315a755546db