(07-26-2021, 08:39 AM)ragreenburg Wrote: I am looking to link up Axolotl with my Signal Desktop client and it requires scanning the QR code and copy/pasting the scanned info into Axolotl. Megapixels shows the code but it is hard to make out, does anyone know how I could save the text from that?
Hi ragreenburg,
if the task is simply to get the QR data from the Signal desktop app to Axolotl, you may try this slightly cumbersome workaround:
1. Install the ZBAR code reader on your (Linux) desktop computer.
Code:
sudo apt install zbar-tools2. Take a screenshot of the QR code and save it.
3. Open the Terminal, go to the directory where you saved the screenshot and type:
Code:
zbarimg YourBarCodeScreeshot.jpg4. Copy the result, paste it into a text file and move that to your phone.
5. Open the text file on the phone. Copy & paste should to the trick now.
If I remember it correctly, nothing seems to happen after one enters the code in Axolotl so you have to check in the Signal app if it has worked.
Best,
Anna