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I'm a lifetime Windows user and I just installed Ubuntu.

I need to use my phone as a mic.

I already found one solution: Use phone as microphone in Linux

I did steps 1 and 2 without any problems, but I have no idea what to do in step 3. It says:

Copy mic_over_mumble anywhere - it will use ~/.mic_over_mumble as configuration directory. Don't forget to make it executable (chmod +x mic_over_mumble).

I installed the 3 things from steps 1 and 2 with the command line. I didn't download any file or anything. Where is the "mic_over_mumble" file that is referenced? I don't see anything in my download folder. Also, please explain to me how to use ~/.mic_over_mumble as configuration directory and how to make it executable.

Nmath
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  • do I download "mic over mumble master.zip" , is that the one? sorry I don't use github either. – Punpun Feb 17 '22 at 20:59
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    You can just use `git clone` to download it. See the answer below. – mchid Feb 17 '22 at 21:10
  • As far as the configuration directory is concerned, `~/.mic_over_mumble` should automatically create itself the first time you run the script. Because the name starts with a period, it will be hidden so you will need to enable hidden files in your file manager or use `ls -a` to show the hidden files/directories in the terminal. There should be a configuration file in this directory. However, it appears that this file is automatically created based on the settings you choose. This way, you can copy the file to a different user to transfer your settings or use a copy of the file as a backup. – mchid Feb 18 '22 at 11:20
  • There's almost always a configuration file for everything. You can simply leave the file alone and your settings will automatically update the file for you. – mchid Feb 18 '22 at 11:26

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Run the following commands.

First, install git and clone mic_over_mumble:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install git
cd
git clone https://github.com/pzmarzly/mic_over_mumble

Now, you will have a new directory (folder) named mic_over_mumble.git. This new directory will contain the mic_over_mumble script.

Next, to copy the mic_over_mumble script to your user's home directory, use the cp command like this:

cp ./mic_over_mumble.git/mic_over_mumble ~/

Also, the other answer forgot to make the file executable so run the following command:

chmod +x ~/mic_over_mumble

Finally, you can run the script from your user's home directory like this:

./mic_over_mumble

Alternatively, you can call the script from any directory by specifying your user's home directory (~/):

~/mic_over_mumble
mchid
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    Alternatively, one could put the `mic_over_mumble` script into `~/bin`: `mkdir ~/bin`, `cp ./mic_over_mumble.git/mic_over_mumble ~/bin` and open a new shell. After that, `mic_over_mumble` behaves like any command, so you can just run `mic_over_mumble` from the command line without having to care about the location of the script. (This works because in Ubuntu, `$HOME/bin` is added to the `PATH` environment variable if it exists at shell start -- or more exactly: when `~/.profile` is executed.). – orithena Feb 18 '22 at 10:47
  • @orithena Yes, copying to `~/.bin` is actually the preferred method. I thought about mentioning it but I decided to just focus on copying the file to help them learn how to copy a file and run a script directly. Personally, I would use your method. – mchid Feb 18 '22 at 11:11
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    Then my comment is a "starting point for further reading into a related topic", that's fine with me :) – orithena Feb 18 '22 at 11:14