Request for change to installation doc: pillow on Bullseye #2379

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opened 2026-02-28 01:10:50 -05:00 by deekerman · 1 comment

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Originally created by @adashrod on GitHub (Apr 9, 2023).

I recently installed motioneye on a Raspberry Pi Zero W and ran into issues installing python pillow. On step 4, the installation stopped at 99% and never finished, but the alternative method (apt-get install python-pil) didn't work because the package doesn't exist in the official repo (E: Unable to locate package python-pil).

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Add these steps as the alternative if pip2 install motioneye fails to install pillow:

wget https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/archive/refs/tags/6.2.2.tar.gz
pip2 install 6.2.2.tar.gz

Originally created by @adashrod on GitHub (Apr 9, 2023). I recently installed motioneye on a Raspberry Pi Zero W and ran into issues installing python pillow. On [step 4](https://github.com/motioneye-project/motioneye/wiki/Install-on-Raspbian-Bullseye), the installation stopped at 99% and never finished, but the alternative method (`apt-get install python-pil`) didn't work because the package doesn't exist in the official repo (`E: Unable to locate package python-pil`). ### Suggestion: Add these steps as the alternative if `pip2 install motioneye` fails to install pillow: ```bash wget https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/archive/refs/tags/6.2.2.tar.gz pip2 install 6.2.2.tar.gz ```

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@MichaIng commented on GitHub (Apr 10, 2023):

Check out the method for the new Python 3 compatible version: https://github.com/motioneye-project/motioneye/tree/dev#installation

@MichaIng commented on GitHub (Apr 10, 2023): Check out the method for the new Python 3 compatible version: https://github.com/motioneye-project/motioneye/tree/dev#installation

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