Cannot find corresponding package libcamera on Raspberry Pi a020d3 Stretch kernel 4.19.66-v7+

Raspberry Pi Cameras
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Hi everyone, I’m stuck trying to install the camera library for my 16 MP camera. When I run the install command I just get this error:

“Error: cannot find the corresponding package, please send the following to ‘above email’”

I’m not really sure what’s going on. Has anyone else seen this?

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Hello, thanks for posting. That error usually means the package you’re trying to install doesn’t have a matching build for your current setup. Could you share a few details so we can narrow it down?

  • Hardware revision
  • Kernel version (you can get it with uname -r)
  • Which package you’re trying to install, and the OS version you’re on
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Sure, here’s what I have:

  • Hardware Revision: a020d3
  • Kernel Version: 4.19.66-v7+
  • Package: libcamera – stretch

Let me know if you need anything else.

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Thanks, that helps a lot. Looking at your environment, you’re on a Stretch-based OS running kernel 4.19.66-v7+. The issue is that the libcamera package you’re trying to install simply has no corresponding package available for Stretch.

So it’s not a typo or a broken mirror — the package genuinely doesn’t exist for that OS version.

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Ah okay, that makes sense. So the OS I’m running is just too old for this package? Is there a way around it, or do I need to do a full reinstall?

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Correct. The root cause is that your installed OS/kernel version is too old (Stretch, kernel 4.19.66-v7+), so there’s no matching libcamera package available for it.

The recommended fix is to upgrade to the latest Bullseye OS, which runs kernel version 6.1.21.

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Got it. So I should burn a fresh Bullseye image and then try the libcamera install again? Just want to make sure I do this in the right order.

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Yes, that’s right. Here’s what I’d suggest:

  1. Burn the latest Bullseye OS image (kernel version: 6.1.21) to your SD card.
  2. Boot it up and confirm the kernel with uname -r.
  3. After burning Bullseye OS, retry the libcamera installation and give it a try.

That should get you past the “cannot find the corresponding package” error.

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Perfect, I’ll reflash with Bullseye and test again. Thanks for walking me through it — I didn’t realize the older Stretch image was the problem.

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No problem! Just to summarize for anyone else hitting the same thing: the 16 MP camera libcamera package requires the latest Bullseye OS (kernel 6.1.21) rather than the older Stretch OS (kernel 4.19.66-v7+).

If you’re on Stretch with kernel 4.19.66-v7+, that’s why the package can’t be found. Reflash with Bullseye and the install should work. Let us know how it goes after you’ve reflashed.