I recently switched from Ubuntu 20.10 to Pop! OS. One of the challenges I had was configuring shared folders I want mapped on my Pop! OS machine. I copied the lines from my previous /etc/fstab file that mounted the shares previously.

1. Install Samba: sudo apt install samba.
2. Set SMB pasword: smbpassword -a <Username>

But when I when I ran the command mount -a, I received the following error: bad option; for several filesystems (e.g. nfs, cifs) you might need a /sbin/mount. helper program.

After a few minutes, I figured it out, I needed to install cifs-utils: apt install cifs-utils

Now when I ran the mount -a command, no errors and the mapped shares now work.

I found a nice webcam that works well with my Linux desktop. The Adesso CYBERTRACK H4. I was able to connect to a USB port and within seconds able to use the webcam for Teams and Webex without issue (Have not tried Zoom/Ringcentral yet). Cheese worked perfect too. I was able to pick one up at my local Altex location. And at $50, I’d say it was a decent price.

Noticed recently when I am in the bash shell, if i type a command incorrectly I have been getting an error that is not part of the command I was entering, but one that seems to be from the shell not knowing how to respond to an incorrect command.

After doing some searching, I found that this appears to be a permissions issue after upgrading. By entering the following command repaired my issue: sudo chmod ugo+r /var/lib/command-not-found/commands.db*

All good now!