How to Install and Uninstall fswebcam Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "fswebcam" package

This guide let you learn how to install fswebcam on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall fswebcam on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                fswebcam
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fswebcam package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: fswebcam
Priority: optional
Section: universe/graphics
Installed-Size: 150
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Luca Niccoli
Architecture: amd64
Version: 20140113-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libgd3 (>= 2.1.0~alpha~)
Filename: pool/universe/f/fswebcam/fswebcam_20140113-1_amd64.deb
Size: 43894
MD5sum: eefe18431ace80b5afaeae248fdca360
SHA1: 5f85858d122085fd24221b4904aa2c847838eb2b
SHA256: 2ce37cb1f181dff0c66facc71910201af4aafbf2108805d5d83cf49f897510d4
Description-en: Tiny and flexible webcam program
Fswebcam is a tiny and flexible webcam command-line program for capturing
images from a V4L1/V4L2 device. It accepts a number of formats, can skip
the first (possibly bad) frames before performing the actual capture, and
can perform simple manipulation on the captured image, such as resizing,
averaging multiple frames or overlaying a caption or an image.
Description-md5: cb9794b0e2544277ac13ad42bcc4e8d5
Homepage: http://www.firestorm.cx/fswebcam/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu