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benanzo

I've experienced the same issue. Unfortunately Cheese in SVN requires recompiling some core Gnome libraries from cvs (which I don't really want to do) so I haven't been able to test for fixes upstream. However, cheese-0.2.3 (the version in Gutsy) still works great and without the nasty video frame drops.

If you want to install the old Cheese on Hardy without uninstalling or overwriting the current version you can do this:

Open a terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal) and type:

Code:

$ sudo apt-get build-dep cheese

This will install all the libraries required to build Cheese from source.

Code:

$ cd $HOME/Desktop
$ wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/gutsy/+source/cheese/0.2.3-0ubuntu1/+files/cheese_0.2.3.orig.tar.gz
$ tar -zxvf cheese_0.2.3.orig.tar.gz -C ./
$ cd cheese-0.2.3
$ ./configure --prefix=/usr/local
$ make
$ sudo make install

This configures the older version of Cheese to install itself starting in /usr/local rather than /usr (which is where the current version is installed.) This allows us to have two separate versions without them overwriting each other or otherwise getting in the way.

Important to note, if you run "cheese" on the command line you'll be launching the Hardy default version because /usr/bin is checked *before* /usr/local/bin. If you want to launch the old version (the one we just installed you need to run:

Code:

$ /usr/local/bin/cheese

You might notice that the old entry for Cheese in the Gnome menu has disappeared and moved to Applications -> Accessories. By default this still just calls "cheese" so it will launch the Hardy version. If you want it to use the old version then change the command from just "cheese" to "/usr/local/bin/cheese" --

If you want to uninstall the version of Cheese that we just installed just go back into the source directory "$HOME/Desktop/cheese-0.2.3" and do:

Code:

$ sudo make uninstall

If something got messed up and the Hardy version of cheese is acting funny after installing/uninstalling the old version just do:

Code:

$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall cheese

That will reinstall the default version shipped with Hardy.

Good Luck!

May 15th, 2008	#3
benanzo Dipped in Ubuntu Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Seattle Beans: 520 Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex	Re: iSight works but Cheese plays fast with no audio I've experienced the same issue. Unfortunately Cheese in SVN requires recompiling some core Gnome libraries from cvs (which I don't really want to do) so I haven't been able to test for fixes upstream. However, cheese-0.2.3 (the version in Gutsy) still works great and without the nasty video frame drops. If you want to install the old Cheese on Hardy without uninstalling or overwriting the current version you can do this: Open a terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal) and type: Code: $ sudo apt-get build-dep cheese This will install all the libraries required to build Cheese from source. Code: $ cd $HOME/Desktop $ wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/gutsy/+source/cheese/0.2.3-0ubuntu1/+files/cheese_0.2.3.orig.tar.gz $ tar -zxvf cheese_0.2.3.orig.tar.gz -C ./ $ cd cheese-0.2.3 $ ./configure --prefix=/usr/local $ make $ sudo make install This configures the older version of Cheese to install itself starting in /usr/local rather than /usr (which is where the current version is installed.) This allows us to have two separate versions without them overwriting each other or otherwise getting in the way. Important to note, if you run "cheese" on the command line you'll be launching the Hardy default version because /usr/bin is checked before /usr/local/bin. If you want to launch the old version (the one we just installed you need to run: Code: $ /usr/local/bin/cheese You might notice that the old entry for Cheese in the Gnome menu has disappeared and moved to Applications -> Accessories. By default this still just calls "cheese" so it will launch the Hardy version. If you want it to use the old version then change the command from just "cheese" to "/usr/local/bin/cheese" -- If you want to uninstall the version of Cheese that we just installed just go back into the source directory "$HOME/Desktop/cheese-0.2.3" and do: Code: $ sudo make uninstall If something got messed up and the Hardy version of cheese is acting funny after installing/uninstalling the old version just do: Code: $ sudo apt-get install --reinstall cheese That will reinstall the default version shipped with Hardy. Good Luck! __________________ "This would make more difference if it made any difference at all; but it doesn't make any difference at all, because you are listening to a conversation among dead businesses." -- Eben Moglen