MSN style Video Conferencing in Linux
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Hello everyone,
I recently given Microsoft the boot and almost completely moved to linux. I have done this by installing the Blag Distro: see http://www.blagblagblag.org
(Blag is based on Red Hat 9 - and comes bundled with a bunch of Internet goodies including gaim...)
The only Windows functionality that I havent been able to replace thus far - is Video Conferencing via MSN with my friends and Family back home (I am living overseas right now)
I was wondering, do any instant messengers for linux have a video conferencing option like MSN does?
If so, please let me know - thanks
Also - if there are any development efforts in this area - send me the link as I too am a comp sci dude...
thanks
Fire
I recently given Microsoft the boot and almost completely moved to linux. I have done this by installing the Blag Distro: see http://www.blagblagblag.org
(Blag is based on Red Hat 9 - and comes bundled with a bunch of Internet goodies including gaim...)
The only Windows functionality that I havent been able to replace thus far - is Video Conferencing via MSN with my friends and Family back home (I am living overseas right now)
I was wondering, do any instant messengers for linux have a video conferencing option like MSN does?
If so, please let me know - thanks
Also - if there are any development efforts in this area - send me the link as I too am a comp sci dude...
thanks
Fire
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Do a Google search on amsn and gnomemeeting and look to see if video conferencing is supported. Can you install RedHat RPM packages in your distro?
BLAG comes with gnomemeeting, which is a netmeeting compatible video conferncing program.
If gnomemeeting wasn't installed when you did your initial install, you can download and and install it like this (run as root from command line):
apt-get update
apt-get install gnomemeeting
It will then be in the "Internet" menu item as "Video Conferencing"
You can also update your BLAG system by running:
apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade
This will sync you with the current release, 9002.
(BLAG uses both RPM and apt by the way)
If gnomemeeting wasn't installed when you did your initial install, you can download and and install it like this (run as root from command line):
apt-get update
apt-get install gnomemeeting
It will then be in the "Internet" menu item as "Video Conferencing"
You can also update your BLAG system by running:
apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade
This will sync you with the current release, 9002.
(BLAG uses both RPM and apt by the way)
