[SOLVED] Using the camera of my notebook (Arch linux, Xfce 4).

stf92 · 10-28-2019, 08:11 PM

Hi: I have an Acer Aspire One Cloudbook 14 (AO1-431-C8G8) running Arch Linux. How could I do to use the camera? Any special application? I do not see one in the main menu (Xfce 4) or its submenus.

EDIT: the camera is built-in into the notebook. It is not an external device.

frankbell · 10-28-2019, 08:57 PM

Try installing Cheese and Guvcview, one at a time. One of them is likely to work. I would expect both of them to be in the Arch repos.

If not, add to this thread with a description of what happened.

stf92 · 10-28-2019, 09:16 PM

I ran 'pacman -S cheese' and then ran cheese on a terminal but I got

Code:

bill@darkstar/almacen/cine/Comanche  (Western 1956)  Dana Andrews  720p$ cheese 
cheese: /usr/lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.28' not found (required by /usr/lib/libgnome-desktop-3.so.17)
bill@darkstar/almacen/cine/Comanche  (Western 1956)  Dana Andrews  720p$

frankbell · 10-28-2019, 09:19 PM

Before you go off looking for /usr/lib/libc.so.6, try guvcview and report back.

stf92 · 10-28-2019, 09:57 PM

I installed (pacman -S) guvcview and ran it in a GUI terminal. It's working. Thank you very much.

frankbell · 10-28-2019, 10:12 PM

You are most welcome.

Enjoy.

Flyingwoodenhorse · 10-30-2019, 01:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stf92

I installed (pacman -S) guvcview and ran it in a GUI terminal. It's working. Thank you very much.

Luck has always been with you,and you have done well.

ondoho · 10-31-2019, 02:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stf92

I ran 'pacman -S cheese' and then ran cheese on a terminal but I got

Code:

bill@darkstar/almacen/cine/Comanche  (Western 1956)  Dana Andrews  720p$ cheese 
cheese: /usr/lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.28' not found (required by /usr/lib/libgnome-desktop-3.so.17)
bill@darkstar/almacen/cine/Comanche  (Western 1956)  Dana Andrews  720p$

Partial upgrades are not supported.

It should always be 'pacman -Syu cheese'.

stf92 · 11-05-2019, 08:15 PM

I always get an error when running 'pacman -Syu'.

ondoho · 11-06-2019, 01:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stf92

I always get an error when running 'pacman -Syu'.

That's quoteworthy.
Do you really expect an answer?

If there is only one golden rule for ArchLinux, it's this one:

Quote:

Originally Posted by ondoho

Partial upgrades are not supported.

I'm not in the habit of milking mice.

stf92 · 11-06-2019, 05:46 PM

I don't expect any answer. The thing seems to have no remedy. I've been a long time trying to eliminate that error. But all was in vain. The only thing I can do is to use another O.S.