Edmond Rodriguez on 24 Aug 2010 18:14:13 -0700


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[PLUG] Google chat/video

  • From: Edmond Rodriguez <erodrig97.list@gmail.com>
  • To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
  • Subject: [PLUG] Google chat/video
  • Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:14:06 +0000
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Perhaps old news, but Google Chat/Video seems to work on Linux (.deb
plugin install file) now as well (see below correspondence).    Set up
worked fine for me and I could see the web cam image the options
setting, though I did not try chatting with anyone.

I have been involved in helping to support a web cam (gspca module)
for Linux releases, so I learned a bit.    In my case, I had to do the
following, but maybe not true for all cameras.

ubuntu@ubuntu:/tmp$ export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l2convert.so
ubuntu@ubuntu:/tmp$ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/local/lib:/usr/lib"
   (this may not be needed depending on where things are)

Then start firefox from the terminal so the above takes effect (or set
it up some other automatic way).

Edmond

> From: Casey Bralla <MailList@NerdWorld.org>
> To: Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
> Sent: Sat, December 27, 2008 7:15:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [PLUG] SIP SoftPhone Recommendations
>
> I just checked it out and got a message that it was not yet available for
> Linux.  :(
>
>
> On Saturday 27 December 2008 2:09:36 pm Jason Harlow wrote:
> > I haven't tried it yet, personally, but Gmail now has video and voice
> > chat that supposedly works on both windows and linux in firefox.
> >
> > On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 1:37 PM, Casey Bralla <MailList@nerdworld.org>
> wrote:
> > > I want to start using a software-based video phone to call my family and
> > > friends (who use a mix of Linux and windows) and am looking for a
> > > software recommendation.
> > >
> > > So far I've tried Ekiga (looks good in Linux, but the Windows client
> > > bombed on me) and Skype (works great in Windows, but buggy in Linux).
> > >
> > >
> > > Anybody have a recommendation?
> > >
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