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I cannot install indi-rpicam

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hi Guys,
I'm currently trying to install indi-rpicam on linux kubuntu 20.04 64bit and ubuntu mate 32bit. Unfortunately the system cannot find the file.
I use kstars with ekos and will soon get my raspberry Pi HQ camera and therefore wanted to prepare both of my systems.
My Raspberry Pi 4 runs under ubuntu mate and controls my telescope.

My laptop runs with Kubuntu and I use it to log into the Raspberry Pi via VNC.

I did the following:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa: mutlaqja / ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install indi-rpicam

unfortunately the package was not found.

sudo apt install indi-rpicam
[sudo] password for thomas:
Package lists are being read ... Done
Dependency tree is built.
Status information is read in .... Done
E: Package indi-rpicam cannot be found.

What am I doing wrong ??
3 years 3 months ago #64132

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This driver only runs on raspberry pi, so should not be installed on x86.
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Replied by Thomas on topic I cannot install indi-rpicam

Hello jasem,
I use ubuntu mate on the raspberry pi 4 and have the same problem there.
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Replied by Thomas on topic I cannot install indi-rpicam

Does anyone have an ideas why I can't install the Indi driver for the Raspberry PI HQ camera?

Jasem why doesn't it work with your repository?

www.indilib.org/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-camera.html

I cannot download the indi-rpicam file.
The computer cannot find the file. :(

Is there another way to install the file on the computer?

Raspberry Pi 4 32bit Ubuntu-mate 20.04

Greetings Thomas
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Unfortunately, this cannot be built on the PPA since it requires raspberry pi dependencies. So you have to compile yourself or use something ready like StellarMate..etc.
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So, what you are saying is that this only works with RaspiOS, it will NOT work on Ubuntu, correct?
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That's exactly right.
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Replied by Herwig on topic I cannot install indi-rpicam

Well, I have the same error - running on a Raspberry Pi 4B with 2GB. I installed it on Raspbian/buster with the latest release just yesterday and tried to follow the instructions for installing the Raspi HQ Cam.
indilib.org/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-camera.html

But the command
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mutlaqja/ppa
throws this error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository", line 95, in <module>
    sp = SoftwareProperties(options=options)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line 109, in __init__
    self.reload_sourceslist()
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line 599, in reload_sourceslist
    self.distro.get_sources(self.sourceslist)    
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/aptsources/distro.py", line 93, in get_sources
    (self.id, self.codename))
aptsources.distro.NoDistroTemplateException: Error: could not find a distribution template for Raspbian/buster

Any hint on how to get this working?

Thank you,
Herwig
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Herwig
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