How to Install and Uninstall libgphoto2-port12 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: January 24,2025

1. Install "libgphoto2-port12" package

This guide let you learn how to install libgphoto2-port12 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libgphoto2-port12" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall libgphoto2-port12 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libgphoto2-port12 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libgphoto2-port12
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 292
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian PhotoTools Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: libgphoto2
Version: 2.5.9-3
Replaces: libgphoto2-port10 (>= 2.5.7)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libltdl7 (>= 2.4.2), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.16)
Suggests: gphoto2 (>= 2.5.7)
Breaks: libgphoto2-port10 (>= 2.5.7)
Filename: pool/main/libg/libgphoto2/libgphoto2-port12_2.5.9-3_amd64.deb
Size: 48020
MD5sum: b11eff06a8146a68a415b8905fe97c1e
SHA1: a80e4359997878ad4b1bb7c34de72da85a91b8f1
SHA256: 18da328a019dfd4622dce475eded791fd1b0960baa34bec2a57b57934f7b46f7
Description-en: gphoto2 digital camera port 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.
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This package contains the runtime code for port access.
Description-md5: 6e52236fade1dd1f9b033de909479e66
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