How to Install and Uninstall w3cam Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "w3cam" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install w3cam on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall w3cam on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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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 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: w3cam
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.7.2-6.3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/web
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Martin Meredith
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 152
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libjpeg8 (>= 8c), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1)
Filename: pool/universe/w/w3cam/w3cam_0.7.2-6.3_amd64.deb
Size: 38096
MD5sum: 5a2f2e67c749c6ee1391a0d3242afc99
SHA1: 31bc1530248880a50561c0935ec9c7650cb8faa1
SHA256: ff64abf8471c0ce3adf2f74a5ccc2b04e28d5529c4d416aad1a87dd255ba2e18
SHA512: d3a711889a482c4e768bdaeb1bd210332bc1cbfd35b57a5a2dfcc11c30aed66e4b4a83ae67dd3e491bc4db228bdb78c07487ed036c0042e5906e48749b0e8003
Homepage: http://mpx.freeshell.net/
Description: a simple CGI to retrieve images from video4linux device
Description-md5: 69245ae954036a02f69947aa3afe7171