How to Install and Uninstall libgphoto2-6 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "libgphoto2-6" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libgphoto2-6 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install libgphoto2-6

2. Uninstall "libgphoto2-6" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libgphoto2-6 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):

$ sudo apt remove libgphoto2-6 $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the libgphoto2-6 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libgphoto2-6
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 3684
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian PhotoTools Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: libgphoto2
Version: 2.5.9-3
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libexif12 (>= 0.6.21-1~), libgd3 (>= 2.1.0~alpha~), libgphoto2-port12 (>= 2.5.9), libjpeg8 (>= 8c), libltdl7 (>= 2.4.2), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4)
Recommends: libgphoto2-l10n (>= 2.5.9-3)
Suggests: gphoto2 (>= 2.5.7)
Filename: pool/main/libg/libgphoto2/libgphoto2-6_2.5.9-3_amd64.deb
Size: 787130
MD5sum: 3569a6efdee2a149ea53f3de5ff801fc
SHA1: 113ab1b851c5e774700ebd9f177606d2e21144fd
SHA256: d83ec4eaefc48088b0fb39dd2ffc669d8abd32194883558e001a3afbb15de00b
Description-en: gphoto2 digital camera 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.
.
This package contains the library.
.
The gphoto2 command-line frontend is shipped separately, in the gphoto2
package.
Description-md5: 0667f79ceb3d5a999a0ff55ad225e156
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.gphoto.org/proj/libgphoto2/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, print-server, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-sdk, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop