Install Fswebcam On A Debian, Ubuntu, Kali, Fedora And Raspbian

Install Fswebcam On A Debian, Ubuntu, Kali, Fedora And Raspbian

fswebcam

Small and simple webcam for *nix.

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Maintainer: Luca Niccoli
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Website: http://www.firestorm.cx/fswebcam/
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Install fswebcam

  • Debian apt-get install fswebcam Click to copy
  • Ubuntu apt-get install fswebcam Click to copy
  • Kali Linux apt-get install fswebcam Click to copy
  • Fedora dnf install fswebcam Click to copy
  • Raspbian apt-get install fswebcam Click to copy

Small and simple webcam for *nix.

How to use fswebcam?

Below are few example commands for fswebcam that you can use in the terminal.

Take a picture:
fswebcam filenameClick to copyTake a picture with custom resolution:
fswebcam -r widthxheight filenameClick to copyTake a picture from selected device(Default is /dev/video0):
fswebcam -d device filenameClick to copyTake a picture with timestamp(timestamp string is formatted by strftime):
fswebcam --timestamp timestamp filenameClick to copy
To install the latest version of fswebcam in your favorite operating system just copy the fswebcam installation command from above and paste it into terminal. It will download and install the latest version of fswebcam 2026 package in your OS.