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Looping Video into Zoom

sudo apt-get install v4l2loopback-dkms v4l-utils ls /dev/video* sudo modprobe v4l2loopback video_nr=9 card_label=“virtual-cam” ffmpeg -stream_loop -1 -re -i 2020-10-01-110554.

Nextcloud Installation

Prerequisites sudo apt install openssh-server net-tools Install sudo snap install nextcloud Configure

Port Forwarding Cheatsheet

ssh -L (localport):localhost:(remoteport) -C -N -l (username) hostname.domain -p (sshport) VNC Example ssh into port 22 on mydynamichost.

QR Code Tools

modified from this site Installing sudo apt install -y qrencode #encoding tools sudo apt install -y zbar-tools # decoding tools sudo apt install -y qtqr #graphical encoder Terminal Encoding qrencode -o webURL.

Run scripts remotely over ssh with tmux

sudo apt install -y tmux Basic Functionality To get the same functionality as explained in the answer recommending screen, you would need to do the following:

Working with USB devices

Identifying and locating USB devices These widely used commands can be used to list and learn about connected USB devices in Linux.

10-Set Up Groups

add yourself to device groups for access to some USB devices in python sudo usermod -a -G <group1>,<group2>,.

Using the Thorlabs linear stage

Introduction These instructions are for loading and running the thorlabs linear stage in ROS.

11-Setup Dconf

Introduction Dconf is where many keyboard shortcuts and user preferences exist.