Doesn’t openSuse 13.2 install a web-cam app by default?
How do I click a selfie? If i type “camera” in the start menu search box, the only thing that comes up is “Configure Kamera”, and I can’t ) with someadd my internal webcam there…
Which application do I need to download to click selfies?
Has the installation detected the internal camera at all? How do I know? If it hasn’t detected the camera, how can I make it do that?
Notebook is HP ProBook 4530s (HP product number XU015UT with some after-market upgrades (8GB RAM instead of 4, and a larger HDD).
Windows 8.1 lets me click selfies, I didn’t have to install anything, it worked out of the box.
Ubuntu Live lets me click selfies, again, I didn’t have to install anything, There is a webcam app (i think it’s called ‘cheese’, don’t exactly remember) I just clicked on it and it worked right out of the box.
I kinda hate the way Ubuntu looks, and it’s lack of easy-customization, so I chose opensuse - I love everything about it, just having a few issues, if I can get these resolved, it’s GOLDEN!
Please help, I’m not an expert, so please use idiot-proof language in your reply
Thanks…
The easiest and quickest to get moving with are probably kamerka, kamoso, and wxcam.
You can install all 3 from Yast=>Software Manager. The first two are in the openSUSE BuildService - KDE:Extra repository, the other is in the Packman repository.
Just search for the term webcam in the Software Manager search box. If the three apps I suggested do not show up, you will need to add those two repositories. At the top of the Software Manager window, in the menu, choose Configure=>Repositories, click on the Add button, select Community Repositories from the list, click the Next button, and choose the two repositories I mentioned just above here.
Avoid the temptation to choose the Drivers for webcams repository in that list, you will not be happy if you do.
Click on Okay, click on Okay, and you should be back to the Software Manager search page. Search again, those three should now show up.
There are other webcam applications, some more powerfull, but sometimes they are a struggle to get running properly. Some installations have problems getting VLC, for example, to save the files, Webcamoid often will crash or just create 0-length “video” or empty image files, and so on. However, the three mentioned above seem to work quite simply right out of the box.
Good luck, keep us posted which you settled upon after trying these out.
Installed all three of them, and all three work!
I’ll probably use wxcam, but will keep all of them installed… they are all good
Was scared that this will involve using the command prompt, but this was all gui, didn’t have to type a single command
Thanks, you really helped
But you should not be that afraid of the command line. Try to read a bit about it and experiment with it. Maybe create a separate user for that playing around, thus you can be sure you do not destroy important data belonging to your normal user. Then, when the time comes that you have to use a few commands (and it will come), you are prepared.
well, I’m still in the process of setting up the system. There are still a few things not working.
For example, I installed the VLC player from Yast (thanks to Fraser_Bell for showing me that!), but VLC player cannot play my videos, although Kaffeine can. Do I need to install seperate codecs for VLC? I just searched for VLC in yast, it showed up, and I installed it…
Once I’m done with setting up the system compmletely, I’ll create a seperate account and start exploring the command prompt
Thanks for your suggestion
As Henk says, it works best if you start a new thread for each problem. You get quicker and more appropriate help than trying to jam everything into one thread.
