Some of you with the camera may have been trying to install avconv by using the following:
sudo apt-get install avconv
As you have probably discovered, this does not work and it reports that it cannot find the package. (I know, it’s confusing). But it’s not actually missing, it’s just part of something else!
To do the install, do the following:
sudo apt-get install libav-tools
[…] recantha Some of you with the camera may have been trying to install avconv by using the following: apt-get […]
don’t forget you need a sudo at the beginning of that instruction (I did!)
You’re right! That’ll teach me for logging in as root 😉
Thanks – I’ve updated the post.
I tried this today 9/25/2014 and nothing was gotten. None of the mirrors could be found. Where is this?
First of all, make sure you’re connected to the network.
Then, try:
sudo apt-get update
before you run the install command
Sir can you please tell me how to record a video using usb webcam if motion is installed on rasoberry pi.
please reply me soon on my mail.
Thanking you!!!
Take a look on the Forums at http://www.raspberrypi.org – there’s plenty of stuff about recording with motion.
I’m trying to use this with the new Wolfson audio card. Will updating do bad things to the Wolfson image if I do this?
No. Should be fine
Thanks, google found this and just wanted to say it is confusing. Engineers man. 🙂