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

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "libgphoto2-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libgphoto2-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libgphoto2-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall libgphoto2-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: libgphoto2-dev
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 4055
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian PhotoTools Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: libgphoto2
Version: 2.5.9-3
Replaces: libgphoto2-2-dev (<< 2.5.2-1~)
Depends: libexif-dev, libgphoto2-6 (= 2.5.9-3), pkg-config
Breaks: libgphoto2-2-dev (<< 2.5.2-1~)
Filename: pool/main/libg/libgphoto2/libgphoto2-dev_2.5.9-3_amd64.deb
Size: 775184
MD5sum: 2e1666d3d28187860effb35cf0ba03aa
SHA1: 6c243de4350348e0a771d4268ac65b2596b741db
SHA256: 47926d74a3bf180eb0764c7ffb4912e068789b0c5e5e429f4674a2265e29ba56
Description-en: gphoto2 digital camera library (development files)
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.
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This package contains the development files.
Description-md5: 09f6d0ae3f118a398b90fb84845618e0
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.gphoto.org/proj/libgphoto2/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m