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

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "webcamd" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install webcamd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall webcamd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: webcamd
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 104
Maintainer: Julien Danjou
Architecture: all
Version: 0.7.6-5
Depends: perlmagick, perl, xawtv, libnet-perl
Filename: pool/universe/w/webcamd/webcamd_0.7.6-5_all.deb
Size: 11590
MD5sum: 2d299ca9829eabc75e53427268608f43
SHA1: 7d785357e28e03834872d1fe5f3540c2414f2e79
SHA256: 03551af72f86f6b4bc9cc03502b4f05adc47534d8ccf5dfa0750597cc1159aac
Description-en: Capture images from video devices
webcamd take images from your webcam and put it in your
local web directory or upload it by FTP.
Description-md5: b16a6570bceeef674adcc8cc89ce7052
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu