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Rm debian/source/format # disable 3.0 (quilt) formatĬheck that gphoto packages were installed (compare with output below): $ dpkg -l | grep gphoto Sudo apt-get build-dep libgphoto2-dev gphoto2Ĭlone source code from Debian (we will get version 2.5.20-3 for both gphoto2 and libphoto2 for compatibility): cd ~/Downloads Install build tools and build dependencies for gphoto packages: sudo apt-get install build-essential git devscripts

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So on Ubuntu LTS you need to compile gphoto2 and libgphoto2 by yourself.īelow is the method for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: From a Windows command prompt in the directory that contains gphoto2.According to NEWS file of libgphoto2 the support for your camera was added in version 2.5.19.įor Ubuntu this means that you need to have Ubuntu 18.10 ( cosmic) or future 19.04 ( disco).

You also need to tell gphoto2 where its camera and port libraries are. You can roll back the drivers for you camera if you no longer want to use it with gphoto2 by using the Device Manager on Windows (see Control Panel -> System). bin/inf-wizard.exe, select your camera and when you're finished click the "Install" button. Download the latest binary version of libusb-win32 from here, unzip it somewhere, and run. This is built using libusb-win32 so you'll need to install a special driver for each USB camera you want to use with it (and remove the driver if you want to use it with other software). Please download the latest version from my Google Code page:

UPDATE : I put in a patch to fix an issue with the usb drivers that prevented multiple cameras from working on Windows.

I haven't seen a Windows build of gphoto2 around on the net and, having just built myself a copy in cygwin, I thought some people on here interested in tethered shooting might like a copy (I know it gets mentioned regularly on this board and that a few builds are using it on Linux).