# Installation issues with picar-x vilib

**URL:** <https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/installation-issues-with-picar-x-vilib/670>\
**Category:** Robotic kit for Raspberry Pi\
**Created:** [November 27, 2023, 9:08am UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/installation-issues-with-picar-x-vilib/670 "2023-11-27T09:08:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![kwon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f6c823/32.png) [@kwon](https://forum.sunfounder.com/u/kwon)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 9:08am UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/installation-issues-with-picar-x-vilib/670/1 "2023-11-27T09:08:31Z")

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Hello.  
I’m the person who wants to buy and use the picar.  
I installed \<git clone -b picamera2 [GitHub - sunfounder/vilib: Vision library for python](https://github.com/sunfounder/vilib.git)\>  
to proceed with (sudo python3 install.py), but the following error occurred.  
May I know why?

Start installing vilib 0.2.0 for user pi  
Traceback (most recent call last):  
File “/home/pi/vilib/install.py”, line 142, in   
os\_id = check\_os\_id()  
File “/home/pi/vilib/install.py”, line 104, in check\_os\_id  
result = platform.freedesktop\_os\_release()[“ID”]  
AttributeError: module ‘platform’ has no attribute ‘freedesktop\_os\_release’

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**Author:** ![kwon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f6c823/32.png) [@kwon](https://forum.sunfounder.com/u/kwon)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/installation-issues-with-picar-x-vilib/670/2 "2023-11-27T13:39:39Z")

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May I know why there is no answer in my writing?

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**Author:** ![SunFounder\_Moderator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@SunFounder\_Moderator](https://forum.sunfounder.com/u/SunFounder_Moderator)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2023, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/installation-issues-with-picar-x-vilib/670/3 "2023-12-04T01:45:02Z")

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> [@Problems installing vilib on picar-x](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/problems-installing-vilib-on-picar-x/673):
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> I’m using picar-x. But when you install and run vilib (sudo python3 install).py) The following error occurs. I wonder why. Start installing vilib 0.2.0 for user pi Traceback (most recent call last): File “/home/pi/vilib/install.py”, line 142, in os\_id = check\_os\_id() File “/home/pi/vilib/install.py”, line 104, in check\_os\_id result = platform.freedesktop\_os\_release()[“ID”] AttributeError: module ‘platform’ has no attribute ‘freedesktop\_os\_release’ I asked a question yesterday, but ther…

We’ve already replied in another thread and I realized it was the same question and thought you saw it.

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**Author:** ![kwon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f6c823/32.png) [@kwon](https://forum.sunfounder.com/u/kwon)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2023, 4:28am UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/installation-issues-with-picar-x-vilib/670/4 "2023-12-04T04:28:31Z")

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The installation of bilib was solved after seeing what you posted.  
However, I posted a new question about the camera.  
Please check it out.

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**Author:** ![SunFounder\_Moderator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@SunFounder\_Moderator](https://forum.sunfounder.com/u/SunFounder_Moderator)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2023, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/installation-issues-with-picar-x-vilib/670/5 "2023-12-04T04:39:52Z")

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We were not able to respond to your question in a timely manner because the weekend was a holiday and will get back to you today.