Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Bye Bye Skype for Linux?

Collapse
This topic is closed.
X
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

    #76
    I have been using Teamview for some time. It works great. No video, but it is the easiest to use remote control application I have ever tried.

    Comment


      #77
      I pointed out Teamview to GreyGeek (I had it installed). He installed it and we played with it a bit. He too, thinks it is one of the best and easiest remote control application he has used. It's a keeper. While it lacks audio/visual, it does have Chat.
      Windows no longer obstructs my view.
      Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
      "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

      Comment


        #78
        BigBlueButton (http://www.bigbluebutton.org/) has been around for a while, is free (even for commerical use), and allows a variety of sharing.

        UbuntuGuide/KubuntuGuide

        Right now the killer is being surrounded by a web of deduction, forensic science,
        and the latest in technology such as two-way radios and e-mail.

        Comment


          #79
          Originally posted by perspectoff View Post
          BigBlueButton (http://www.bigbluebutton.org/) has been around for a while, is free (even for commerical use), and allows a variety of sharing.
          Does it require FireFox? I can't get it to connect using Chromium. The Flashplayer controls are disabled and being model I cannot leave that dialog or close it.
          "A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”
          – John F. Kennedy, February 26, 1962.

          Comment


            #80
            What about using Krdc as a client and setting up a VNC server? Then we don't need W(h)ine ...I've never had to install a VNC server, though. Is there a simple "click here and be done" version that could easily go onto the to-be-controlled computer?

            Comment


              #81
              It will be continued.
              http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/05/s...linux-not-dead

              Comment


                #82
                Skype 4 has just been released and it seems to be pretty stable!!

                Comment


                  #83
                  Perhaps my 7 year old grandson will be able to use Skype 5 on Linux when he enters college. But, would he want to?
                  "A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”
                  – John F. Kennedy, February 26, 1962.

                  Comment


                    #84
                    Originally posted by GreyGeek View Post
                    Perhaps my 7 year old grandson will be able to use Skype 5 on Linux when he enters college. But, would he want to?
                    You are even more cynical than me!!

                    Comment


                      #85
                      Originally posted by tomp01 View Post
                      You are even more cynical than me!!
                      It looks like I'll have to eat a slice of Humble Pie.

                      Microsoft released Skype 4.0 for Linux. I tried it out. It works great. If you have the 2.2 version installed then be sure to remove BOTH the skype and skype-bin:i386 apps BEFORE you try to install it.

                      At this rate my grandson may get 5.0 by the time he enters high school.
                      "A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”
                      – John F. Kennedy, February 26, 1962.

                      Comment


                        #86
                        Originally posted by GreyGeek View Post
                        It looks like I'll have to eat a slice of Humble Pie.

                        Microsoft released Skype 4.0 for Linux. I tried it out. It works great. If you have the 2.2 version installed then be sure to remove BOTH the skype and skype-bin:i386 apps BEFORE you try to install it.

                        At this rate my grandson may get 5.0 by the time he enters high school.
                        I have been on the Skype LInux blog for a while and they kept saying that there was a non beta version in the works. However they would never give any kind of timeline, so it made people very suspicious that they were just being fed bull****. Even right up to release date there was nothing, it just seems to be a very strange way to go about things. Anyway I have it running on Kubuntu, Mint and Zorin OS, it seems very stable and what's more has a lot more features.
                        Last edited by tomp01; Jun 15, 2012, 06:01 PM.

                        Comment


                          #87
                          Nice to here the positive comments. Just uninstalled 2.2 and installed 4.0.
                          Windows no longer obstructs my view.
                          Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
                          "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

                          Comment


                            #88
                            GreyGeek;

                            Hello. I just dl and installed Ekiga. It works, but the echo test fails. Audio feedback amplitude grows to untennible levels until I end the call. I don't see an audio setting to solve that challenge, only what device to use.

                            Also, in regard to your remote users, have you ever tried Teamviewer7? It's an amazing remote control app that worked for me "right out of the box," of course YMMV. Take care.

                            mhumm2
                            "If you're in a room with another person who sees the world exactly as you do, one of you is redundant." Dr. Steven Covey, The 7-Habits of Highly Effective People

                            Comment


                              #89
                              Hi mhumm2,

                              I had the same problem with Ekiga and had to use a headset to avoid feedback from the phones to the mic. But, over all, Ekiga just doesn't work well.

                              Teamviewer is great! Probably the fastest and easiest remote control app I've used. I like the way that the remote control connection can be reversed with a single click.
                              "A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”
                              – John F. Kennedy, February 26, 1962.

                              Comment


                                #90
                                My only issues with Skype 4 is the fact that unlike the Deb in the canonical repo, it pulls in ALL 200+ ia32 lib packages, instead of the 70 or so needed, as it is still really a32 bit application

                                A minor quibble is that I can no longer seem to get the ring tone to play through my speakers while my headset is plugged in, which I could do in ver2. I could hear the ring without wearing my headset. Could just be my bad phonon settings,

                                As an aside, in 12.10 with pulse audio 2, Skype 2 has individual device listings in its settings drop downs

                                Sent from my phone

                                Comment

                                Working...
                                X