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readme: mention pyfakewebcam as Linux alternative
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## Installation
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This package is Windows-only for now. Binary wheels are provided on PyPI.
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Check out [pyfakewebcam](https://github.com/jremmons/pyfakewebcam) for something that works on Linux.
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pip install pyvirtualcam
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Similar to Windows, it may be possible in macOS to piggyback on https://github.com/johnboiles/obs-mac-virtualcam.
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For Linux, it seems like https://github.com/umlaeute/v4l2loopback is the right dependency. Code from https://github.com/CatxFish/obs-v4l2sink may be useful as inspiration on how to send frames to the loopback device.
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For Linux, it seems like https://github.com/umlaeute/v4l2loopback is the right dependency. Code from https://github.com/CatxFish/obs-v4l2sink may be useful as inspiration on how to send frames to the loopback device. Also, there is https://github.com/jremmons/pyfakewebcam which may be a good candidate.

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