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Motion is also really useful for capturing security camera footage. It’s more specialised for this task than ffmpeg so could work here

Yep. I’m using a used ThinkPad X1 Carbon. 8 years old and running Linux like a dream

I think OP was asking how do they interact with their desktop environment to get the eSIM information to the modem

An eSIM is a code number that is used to identify a phone account, and replaces a SIM card. On my phone I installed an eSIM by scanning a QR code. OP wants to know what’s the equivalent in a Linux distro, if there is one. It’s a good question, but I don’t know the answer myself