Install motion
Installing motion package on Debian Unstable (Sid) is as easy as running the following command on terminal:
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install motion
motion package information
| distro | Debian Unstable (Sid) |
|---|---|
| section | Main |
| name | motion |
| version | 3.2.12+git20140228-9 |
| description | V4L capture program supporting motion detection |
| subsection | video |
| website | motion.sf.net |
| maintainer | Ximin Luo |
Uninstall motion
To remove just motion package itself from Debian Unstable (Sid) execute on terminal:
sudo apt-get remove motion
Uninstall motion and it’s dependent packages
To remove the motion package and any other dependant package which are no longer needed from Debian Sid.
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove motion
Purging motion
If you also want to delete configuration and/or data files of motion from Debian Sid then this will work:
sudo apt-get purge motion
To delete configuration and/or data files of motion and it’s dependencies from Debian Sid then execute:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove motion
