I had the package from the first answer already installed, was using jpcap for java and installing this resolves the dependency issue i had

sudo apt-get install libpcap0.8
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[OTHER] libcap development headers required for python-prctl · Issue #294 · raspberrypi/picamera2
August 31, 2022 - Collecting python-prctl Using cached python-prctl-1.8.1.tar.gz (28 kB) Preparing metadata (setup.py) ... error error: subprocess-exited-with-error × python setup.py egg_info did not run successfully. │ exit code: 1 ╰─> [1 lines of output] You need to install libcap development headers to build this module [end of output] note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
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March 17, 2024 - (.venv) pi@pi-5-wi:~/v02_1 $ pip ... did not run successfully. │ exit code: 1 ╰─> [1 lines of output] You need to install libcap development headers to build this module [end of output] note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with ...
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linux - Installing libcap package on Raspberry Pi - Stack Overflow
I couldn't install libcap package to use CAP_SYS_ADMIN on Raspberry Pi 3. How can I install it? I couldn't understand installing step in some websites. This is the version page of libcab https:/... More on stackoverflow.com
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You need to install libcap development headers to build this module
Any idea on how to install libcap? Thanks ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1: command: /h/johnchen/anaconda3/envs/vilbert-mt/bin/python -c 'import sys, setuptools, tokenize; sys.argv... More on github.com
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Hello, what is the proper way to install picamera2 in raspberry pi 4? I need to use a raspberry pi camera in my project but I always failed installing it due to errors. I am currently using pycharms but installing the package in it always gives me an error. Please take note that I am currently using 64-bit Raspberry pi OS Bookworm version so the old picamera version is not compatible with it anymore.TheError:pi@raspberrypi:~ $ source /home/pi/pycharmProj/test1/ .venv/bin/activate(.venv) pi@raspberrypi:~ $ pip install picamera2  error: subprocess-exited-with-error   \times python setup.py egg_info did not run successfully.  │ exit code: 1  ╰─> [1 lines of output]  You need to install libcap development headers to build this module  [end of output]   note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.error: metadata-generation-failed\times Encountered error while generating package metadata.╰─> See above for output.note: This is an issue with the package mentioned above, not pip.hint: See above for details.I hope you can you show the steps to properly install the picamera2 or libcamera or whatever works in the lastest version of raspberry pi OS. I just really need raspberry pi camera to work in my pycharm python project.
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[OTHER] libcap development headers required for python-prctl
Before installing python-prctl, you need GCC, libc headers and libcap headers. On Debian/Ubuntu: $ sudo apt-get install build-essential libcap-dev.Read more >
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I had the package from the first answer already installed, was using jpcap for java and installing this resolves the dependency issue i had

sudo apt-get install libpcap0.8
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To install libcap use the following command:

sudo apt-get install libcap2
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Use this:

sudo apt-get install libpcap-dev
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to install libpcap. try these commands

cd /usr
mkdir nembuild
cd nembuild    
wget http://www.tcpdump.org/release/libpcap-1.5.3.tar.gz
tar -xf libpcap-1.5.3.tar.gz
cd libpcap-1.5.3
./configure
make && make install

Enjoy!!!

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[Buildroot] Support for python-prctl
August 6, 2023 - I added libcap as a dependency You need to install libcap development headers to build this module make: *** [package/pkg-generic.mk:293: /buildroot/output/build/python-prctl-1.8.1/.stamp_built] Error 1 make: Leaving directory '/buildroot' finish ###########################################...
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You need to install libcap development headers to build this module · Issue #18 · facebookresearch/vilbert-multi-task
March 20, 2020 - ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1: command: /h/johnchen/anaconda3/envs/vilbert-mt/bin/python -c 'import sys, setuptools, tokenize; sys.argv[0] = '"'"'/tmp/pip-install-eyi3jvqh/python-prctl/setup.py'"'"'; __file__='"'"'/tmp/pip-install-eyi3jvqh/python-prctl/setup.py'"'"';f=getattr(tokenize, '"'"'open'"'"', open)(__file__);code=f.read().replace('"'"'\r\n'"'"', '"'"'\n'"'"');f.close();exec(compile(code, __file__, '"'"'exec'"'"'))' egg_info --egg-base /tmp/pip-install-eyi3jvqh/python-prctl/pip-egg-info cwd: /tmp/pip-install-eyi3jvqh/python-prctl/ Complete output (1 lines): You need to install libcap development headers to build this module ---------------------------------------- ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1: python setup.py egg_info Check the logs for full command output.
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I think you may need to install the libpcap library, not the libcap library, e.g.: apt-get install libpcap-dev. ... Save this answer. ... Show activity on this post. Try installing linux-headers, but you will need to know your kernel version:
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April 28, 2025 - Also, to use the camera module, we need to install picamera2. During the installation, you might encounter an error indicating that the package requires libcap development headers.
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Welcome to python-prctl’s documentation! — python-prctl 1.6.1 documentation
This module provides a nice non-messy python(ic) interface. Most of the text in this documentation is based on text from the linux manpages prctl(2) and capabilities(7) Besides prctl, this library also wraps libcap for complete capability handling and allows you to set the process name as seen in ps and top. Before you try to install python-prctl, you will need to install the following: ... The latest development source for python-prctl can be downloaded from GitHub.
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libcap-devel - Fedora Packages
Development files (Headers, etc) for libcap. libcap is a library for getting and setting POSIX.1e (formerly POSIX 6) draft 15 capabilities.
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Installing libpcap on Ubuntu - Security with Go [Book]
January 31, 2018 - In Ubuntu, libpcap-0.8 is already installed by default. To install the gopacket library, though, you also need the header files in the development package. You can install the header files through the libpcap-dev package.
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October 14, 2023 - Also check if your libpcap depends on another shared library that may be installed in an unusual place (missing: PCAP_LIBRARIES PCAP_INCLUDE_DIR) Call Stack (most recent call first): /usr/share/cmake-3.22/Modules/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake:594 (_FPHSA_FAILURE_MESSAGE) cmake/FindPCAP.cmake:44 (find_package_handle_standard_args) cmake/include_libraries.cmake:10 (find_package) CMakeLists.txt:27 (include) -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
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sys.stderr.write("You need to install libc development headers to build this module\n") exit = True · · sp = subprocess.Popen(['cpp'], stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, env=os.environ) sp.communic...
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PSA: libcap2 needed to build on Linux
TL;DR: If you see "error: sys/capability.h: No such file or directory", run "sudo build/install-build-deps.sh" or "sudo apt-get install libcap-dev libcap2".
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I want to use Python 3.9 in Bookworm (I want bookworm for Raspberry Pi 5), and I don't want to use pyenv or other virtual environment because the PiCamera2 can't be used in virtual environment

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You can install multiple versions of python. They will have separate site-packages, so this should allow Picamera. Also pyenv is not about virtual environments, it actually installs multiple pythons too, so you could indeed use that if you want.
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From the previous time someone insisted that venv won't work for pycoral sudo apt-get install python3-pycoral Do this instead inside the venv: python3 -m pip install pycoral