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