EasyCam 2 is a New Release of EasyCam. Please try if you have any problems with EasyCam
13. Installation
Add the following line to your /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://blognux.free.fr/debian unstable main
Then you need to update the packages and install easycam
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install easycam2
14. EasyCam 1
EasyCam is a software for an automated webcam installation. Thanks to the auto detection it will install the needed driver for your webcam.
There is are lists of the autodetected webcams . At the moment the list is small, but it is constantly growing.
The source code is here
15. Installation
Add the following line to your /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://blognux.free.fr/debian unstable main
Then you need to update the packages and install easycam
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install easycam
16. Start easycam
with the following command you start easycam (There is also an icon under System->Administration):
lauchcam2
Now you can choose your webcam from the list. The software asks you if you want to install the driver.
After a some compilation your webcam should be ready.
17. Problems
If you get in trouble you can check on their thread (in french) or on the Documentaion Ubuntu Francophone (in french)
Testing your webcam
There is a nifty little application called camorama to view, alter and save images from a webcam. Simply install it via apt:
sudo apt-get install camorama
18. Additional software
If you want to have a little tray system icon that notifies you when your Webcam is on, try Camera Monitor. There is even a debian/ubuntu package available.
Installing spca5xx manually
You can find howto´s for manual installation of the spca5xx driver here.