SKYPE type thingy

BMB · 11-06-2006, 11:00 AM

I just started looking into VoIP. As far as I understood, I can use my webcam to make a video-phone-call to someone else with a webcam.
a) Did I get that right?
b) What would you use for that on linux (open-source, cross-platform preffered)?

matthewg42 · 11-06-2006, 12:13 PM

Ekiga can do both audio and video. This project used to be called gnomemeeting, but was renamed fairly recently.

Hawkmed · 11-07-2006, 02:15 AM

Skype is available for linux, sorry to dig something old up but it is available. I havent gotten the .deb to correctly install but lets see if anyone else has good luck with it.

matthewg42 · 11-07-2006, 04:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Hawkmed

Skype is available for linux, sorry to dig something old up but it is available. I havent gotten the .deb to correctly install but lets see if anyone else has good luck with it.

I don't think the Linux version of Skype does video.