USB Webcam in Linux

You can install nearly any modern USB webcam on most linux distributions to use with video conferencing software such as Zoom.


$ pactl list short sources                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
0       alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo.monitor      module-alsa-card.c      s16le 2ch 44100Hz       RUNNING                                                                                                                                                         
1       alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo       module-alsa-card.c      s16le 2ch 44100Hz       RUNNING                                                                                                                                                                 
2       alsa_input.usb-USB_Camera_USB_Camera_SN0001-02.analog-mono      module-alsa-card.c      s16le 1ch 44100Hz       RUNNING
$ pactl list short sinks
0       alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo      module-alsa-card.c      s16le 2ch 44100Hz       IDLE
$ pactl set-default-source alsa_input.usb-USB_Camera_USB_Camera_SN0001-02.analog-mono


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webcam test software and video recorder with many settings:

guvcview


command:

pacmd list-sources
arecord -l
Last modified on 28 January 2021, at 18:40