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VirtualCam

This script will automatically set up a virtual camera on your Linux system using v4l2loopback and FFmpeg, configure it to persist across reboots, and ensure all prerequisites are installed.

Run the following command to download, make executable, and run the setup script:

wget https://github.com/codebyhasan/virtualcam/blob/main/setup_virtualcam.sh -O setup_virtualcam.sh && chmod +x setup_virtualcam.sh && ./setup_virtualcam.sh

What it does:

  • Installs required packages: linux-headers, v4l2loopback-dkms, ffmpeg, python3, kmod.
  • Configures the virtual camera to appear as /dev/video0.
  • Sets up v4l2loopback to load automatically with your preferred settings after reboot.
  • Makes the Python script virtualcam.py ready to run as a command.

Once done, you can control the virtual camera using the virtualcam command:

virtualcam start      # Start in foreground
virtualcam start --bg # Start in background
virtualcam stop       # Stop the camera
virtualcam toggle     # Toggle ON/OFF
virtualcam status     # Show current status