Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Wxcam is an open-source webcam application for Linux. Among the main features, it supports video recording as avi and xvid, snapshot taking and a bunch of commands dedicated to Philips webcams.
The latest version available is Wxcam 1.1, which has been released long time ago. While this software is not new, it may be still used by some people.
In this article I will show you how to install Wxcam 1.1 on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Pinguy OS 12.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, LXLE 14.04, Linux Lite 2.0, Deepin 2014, Peppermint Five and other Ubuntu derivative systems.
Follow the instructions for your system and architecture exactly, in order to get a successful installation.
How to install Wxcam 1.1 on Ubuntu 14.04 systems:
Instructions for 32 bit systems:
$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise universe" >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
$ sudo apt-get update
$ wget sourceforge.net/projects/wxcam/files/wxcam/1.1/wxcam_1.1_i386.deb
$ sudo gdebi wxcam_1.1_i386.deb
$ sudo sed -i '/precise/d' /etc/apt/sources.list
Instructions for 64 bit systems:
$ sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise universe" >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
$ sudo apt-get update
$ wget sourceforge.net/projects/wxcam/files/wxcam/1.1/wxcam_1.1_i386.deb
$ sudo gdebi wxcam_1.1_i386.deb
$ sudo sed -i '/precise/d' /etc/apt/sources.list
Optional, to remove wxcam, do:
$ sudo apt-get remove wxcam
How to install Wxcam 1.1 on Ubuntu 12.04 systems:
Instructions for 32 bit systems:
$ wget sourceforge.net/projects/wxcam/files/wxcam/1.1/wxcam_1.1_i386.deb
$ sudo gdebi wxcam_1.1_i386.deb
Instructions for 64 bit systems:
$ sudo apt-get install ia32-libs
$ sudo apt-get update
$ wget sourceforge.net/projects/wxcam/files/wxcam/1.1/wxcam_1.1_i386.deb
$ sudo gdebi wxcam_1.1_i386.deb
Optional, to remove wxcam, do:
$ sudo apt-get remove wxcam
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