Hi! Did "Cheese" go away? Can't install it any more. And "Camera" is an unsatisfactory replacement. And, I downloaded the "Cheese" package and tried to install it, but even then the system says it can't find cheese. From my screen:
No more Cheese?
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works fine on my LMDE [and is installed as standard]
Thanks! I did install LMDE7, but I went back to the other Mint distro because I got tired of typing my password every time I tried to do something.
it should be in the mint repository [software manager] but you will need to uninstall any earlier vesions of apps that may conflict
Cheese installs and works fine here on Mint 22.3- Cinnamon. It was in the repository no problem.
This is what I would try.
Then reinstall it from the mint repository
This is what I would try.
Code:
sudo apt purge cheese
Code:
sudo apt install cheese
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I've always had summat of a "love / hate" relationship with Cheese.....or, to be more technically correct, with the gStreamer 'framework' that it runs on.
Anything more fussy & unstable I've yet to see.....but Cheese certainly does seem to be very popular, for all that.
My personal preferences are usually either GUCView, or Webcamoid. The latter comes as an AppImage:-
webcamoid.github.io
....and the former, a staple of the repositories, I long ago built into a self-contained 'portable' app (both 64- AND 32-bit).
And for custom scripting / utility-building, the command-line 'v4lc' and 'ffmpeg' take some beating.
Mike.
Anything more fussy & unstable I've yet to see.....but Cheese certainly does seem to be very popular, for all that.
My personal preferences are usually either GUCView, or Webcamoid. The latter comes as an AppImage:-
Webcamoid, The ultimate webcam suite!
Webcamoid is a camera capture app focused on providing all major features required by power users with a very simple and intuitive interface
webcamoid.github.io
....and the former, a staple of the repositories, I long ago built into a self-contained 'portable' app (both 64- AND 32-bit).
And for custom scripting / utility-building, the command-line 'v4lc' and 'ffmpeg' take some beating.
Mike.
Condobloke
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Where did you get the download from ? HERE ?
That page states : This site has been retired. For up to date information, see handbook.gnome.org or gitlab.gnome.org. (these sites require logging in....messy)
All info on this site is out of date and should not be used.
Running LM22.3 here....access the Software manager.... Cheese...click on install......Done.
It works.
Cheese is gone from Sid. It's still available in Trixie, but nothing newer. I have no idea why that is. It's a Gnome app, so maybe that has something to do with it. I do not use Gnome, nor its utilities.
If you can't package in testing or sid, always check Debian Package Tracker:
https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/cheese
https://tracker.debian.org/news/1692070/removed-441-5-from-unstable/
This is great advice, (though I've never tried Webcamoid).... My personal preferences are usually either GUCView, or Webcamoid. The latter comes as an AppImage:-
Webcamoid, The ultimate webcam suite!
Webcamoid is a camera capture app focused on providing all major features required by power users with a very simple and intuitive interface
....and the former, a staple of the repositories, I long ago built into a self-contained 'portable' app (both 64- AND 32-bit).
And ... the command-line 'v4lc' and 'ffmpeg' take some beating.
GUCView worked very well for me, as well as v4lc.
(It's been too long since I used ffmpeg to remember anything about it.)
GUCView seemed to perfectly calibrate the camera for me in both Debian and Manjaro. It was unbelievable how well it worked! And with several different webcams. Simply run it and play with the controls until your face looks good, then run the desired app (like Zoom).
v4lc reports the webcam's make and port number(?), among other things. It was very helpful in getting different Linux distros to recognize a cheap 'Windows-only' webcam.
I don't miss cheese at all. Those other utilities are all that I ever need now.
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Rocketing-warp9
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I must admit- When You said "Cheese" I Thought Of the pepper jack in my fridge...
Took me a minute before I remembered it was the Cam-App.....
Here is something to look into-
linuxvox.com
The next two down are of interest. I really don't use webcam apps often on my Linux installs, but as @Mike-BTU Said,
GUCView Seems to be a good choice.
Hope this helps!
Took me a minute before I remembered it was the Cam-App.....
Here is something to look into-
Webcam Apps for Linux: A Comprehensive Guide
In today's digital age, webcams have become an essential part of our lives, whether for video conferencing, live streaming, or simply taking pictures. Linux, being a versatile and powerful operating system, offers a wide range of webcam applications to meet various user needs. This blog post...
The next two down are of interest. I really don't use webcam apps often on my Linux installs, but as @Mike-BTU Said,
GUCView Seems to be a good choice.
Hope this helps!
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