#1089101 webcamoid: Webcamoid fails to run

Package:
webcamoid
Source:
webcamoid
Description:
full featured webcam capture application
Submitter:
Chris Sheldon
Date:
2026-08-16 13:37:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1089101#5
Date:
2024-12-05 14:13:55 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Maintainer,

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   * What led up to the situation?
        Installed webcamoid and tried to run via a terminal
   * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
     ineffective)?
        Wasn't able to resolve the issue (novice user)
   * What was the outcome of this action?
        When trying to run webcamoid via the command line:
        Received this error:
        [2024-12-05 14:09:03.247, Webcamoid, 0x7f0e7ac2ac80, main.qml (22)]
warning: qrc:/Webcamoid/share/qml/main.qml:22:1: module "QtQuick.Controls"
plugin "qtquickcontrols2plugin" not found
        [2024-12-05 14:09:03.247, Webcamoid, 0x7f0e7ac2ac80, main.qml (22)]
warning: qrc:/Webcamoid/share/qml/main.qml:22:1: module "QtQuick.Controls"
plugin "qtquickcontrols2plugin" not found

   * What outcome did you expect instead?
        For Webcamoid to run

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#1089101#10
Date:
2024-12-06 10:29:30 UTC
From:
To:
Hello,

Debian unstable
webcamoind version: 9.2.3-1

I see similar problem (missing component):

[2024-12-06 11:10:23.195, Webcamoid, 0x7fb3799d5c80,  (0)] warning: QQmlApplicationEngine failed to load component
[2024-12-06 11:10:23.195, Webcamoid, 0x7fb3799d5c80, main.qml (522)] warning: qrc:/Webcamoid/share/qml/main.qml:522:5: Type MainPanel unavailable
[2024-12-06 11:10:23.196, Webcamoid, 0x7fb3799d5c80, MainPanel.qml (106)] warning: qrc:/Webcamoid/share/qml/MainPanel.qml:106:9: Type VideoOptions unavailable
[2024-12-06 11:10:23.196, Webcamoid, 0x7fb3799d5c80, VideoOptions.qml (62)] warning: qrc:/Webcamoid/share/qml/VideoOptions.qml:62:9: Type VideoOutputs unavailable
[2024-12-06 11:10:23.197, Webcamoid, 0x7fb3799d5c80, VideoOutputs.qml (24)] warning: qrc:/Webcamoid/share/qml/VideoOutputs.qml:24:1: module "Qt.labs.settings" is not installed


apt install qml6-module-qt-labs-settings

fixed the problem. So probably the updating of dependencies is needed.

Many thanks.

Best regards.

#1089101#15
Date:
2025-05-18 23:47:43 UTC
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To:
Thanks Milan!  Installing qml6-module-qt-labs-settings didn't resolve
the reported error, though, but helped me get webcamoid running nonetheless.

To resolve `module "QtQuick.Controls" plugin "qtquickcontrols2plugin"
not found` warning, qml6-module-qtquick-controls needs to be installed.
But wait!  There's more!

Next warning: module "QtQuick.Layouts" is not installed
Resolution: install qml6-module-qtquick-layouts

Next warnings: Now we get `module "Qt.labs.settings" is not installed`
as well as `module "QtCore" is not installed` which is resolved by
installing qml6-module-qt-labs-settings plus qml6-module-qtcore.  We're
not done yet, though!

Next warning: module "Qt.labs.platform" is not installed
Resolution: install qml6-module-qt-labs-platform

Now, webcamoid starts, but even more dependencies may be required which
I already had installed.  Fortunately, the missing module names reported
mapped to a package name consistently.  Try apt install
qml6-module-<TAB><TAB> to see all available.

#1089101#22
Date:
2025-12-22 20:39:30 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Maintainer,

Running webcamoid from a GUI menu silently fails.

Running webcamoid from a terminal indicates failure to find a qml
module

This can be fixed by manually installing debian package:

  qml6-module-qt-labs-settings

So it seems that the debian package has omitted that dependency.

#1089101#29
Date:
2026-08-16 13:14:11 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Sirs,

Under Debian Sid, I cannot install webcamoid:

duane@DuanesSpectre16:~$ sudo apt install webcamoid
[sudo] password for duane:
Solving dependencies... Error!
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

Unsatisfied dependencies:
 webcamoid : Depends: qml6-module-qtgraphicaleffects but it is not installable
             Depends: webcamoid-data (= 9.4.0-1) but it is not going to be installed
             Depends: webcamoid-plugins (= 9.4.0-1) but it is not going to be installed
             Depends: libavkys9 (>= 9.4.0) but it is not going to be installed
Error: Unable to satisfy dependencies. Reached two conflicting assignments:
   1. webcamoid:amd64=9.4.0-1 is selected for install
   2. webcamoid:amd64 Depends qml6-module-qtgraphicaleffects
      but none of the choices are installable:
      [no choices]

Sincerely,
Duane Kaufman