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How do I install libcamera0.4.0-5 on my Ubuntu 24.04?

It seems it might fix the webcam issue reported for some laptops.

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The Issue

The OP is requesting a package update for a package not available in the repository for Ubuntu 24.04.

Explanation

  1. Let's all start with the Answer in this other rather handy Ubuntu post.

    Today, I’m discussing one of the biggest differentiations between package managers: source packages vs. binary packages. Source package include a tarball of the application’s source code, and instructions on building it. When you install the package, it builds and compiles everything on-site, then installs. Binary packages have everything already built, and installing the package just takes everything out of it.

  2. Ubuntu's packages are frozen in time in its various repositories. You cannot install a package meant for a future release in a previous release unless the package has been backported to the previous release.

I'm using screenshots here as the OP stated an inability to read the proper info via comment.

Using the Overview Page I linked via comment, we see:

Launchpad Listing - libcamera.

Now cross refencing that with the Wikipedia Release Page, and the Official Ubuntu Wiki, the package version the OP needs is for Plucky Puffin or greater. This is also verified by using the Ubuntu Package Search, which returns:

Package Search - Libcamera

If libcamera-0.4.x were available for a release other than Plucky it would be listed in the above result with noble at the beginning of the entry.

What's Next

This leaves the OP with 2 options within Ubuntu's Ecosystem:

  1. Attach himself to one of the bugs listed on the Libcamera Launchpad: Bugs - This requires filing a new bug requesting that the package be backported to Noble Numbat. This may be futile as it's already running in 25.04 forward, hence:
  2. Upgrade 2 versions where the library is already supported, which is what I recommended via comment.
    • Do not reinstall using a LiveCD.
    • Do it the way Debian intended, and use the provided tool: do-release-upgrade
      • Adding this to clarify what is being done here: do-release upgrade is being used to flip distribution channels. The first flip takes us from 24.04 (LTS) to 24.10 (Interim 6-Month Release). We then make sure that the distribution channel is still set to go from 24.10 (Interim 6-Month Release) to 25.04 (Interim 6-Month Release). See Upgrade Ubuntu desktop - Interim Release.

Note that the version numbers in the above link don't matter as the process is in the same place regardless of version

The Normal Option in the Notify Me of A new version refers to the interim release. This needs to be changed and applied before each do-release-upgrade - In my Opinion, releases shouldn't be skipped. This makes it easier on APT to resolve packages and saves storage space, and minimizes dependency issues.

Upgrade A Debian Based System Without a LiveCD

Since we already have an OS installed, we can:

  1. Set the Update Software App to Normal.
  2. Disable All PPA's
  3. sudo -i
  4. apt update
  5. apt upgrade
  6. do-release-upgrade <== Only if Item 5 completes WITHOUT ERRORS
  7. Reboot

The Steps above should get the OP to 24.10 - Oracular Oriole, but referring to the screenshots above that only gets us to libcamera-0.3.x so we need to repeat the above 7 Steps, making a change to Step 1, by setting the Software Update App back to Normal, and then completing steps 2 through 6.

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