Gaim-vv – Gaim with Webcam and Voice support
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Do you miss the pleasure of viewing your friends’ webcam after you migrated to FOSS Operating System? Well, now you can try gaim-vv!
Gaim-vv is a fork of the multi-protocol messenger gaim project which support webcam and voice chat, which will eventually be backported to the main gaim project, when the functionality is complete.
Though currently only supports viewing webcam (no broadcasting support yet!) from Yahoo and MSN protocol, the main project of the Gaim-vv is to support full webcam and voice functionality of any IM protocol by developing a general framework to do that.
I’ve tried the latest release of gaim-vv, and i find it stable and useful enough to view my friends’ webcam. You can download gaim-vv and it’s depending library at gaim-vv website, make sure that you read the documentations first!
For those who are using Ubuntu and Debian, you can add this to your /etc/apt/sources.list file :
#gaim-vv
deb http://people.debian.org/~smimram/debian unstable main
deb-src http://people.debian.org/~smimram/debian unstable main
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September 20th, 2005 at 7:35 pm
/etc/apt/source(s).list
you tertinggal huruf “s”. sepatutnya;
/etc/apt/sources.list
September 20th, 2005 at 8:19 pm
kohkohkoh… tq,tq.. silap lak
August 29th, 2006 at 5:12 am
[...] http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=12615 (gefunden von exalead.de) … Login UsernamePassword Register | FAQ Forgot password? Gaim Kills Off Gaim -VV Webcam Support? Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on [...] promising gaim -vv which was supposed to bring MSN/Y! webcam and voice support to Gaim , a feature sorely missed … 4 ) ** Gaim-vv – Gaim with Webcam and Voice support » (mypapit) QCheck: [...]
September 2nd, 2006 at 8:36 am
[...] achei uns pacotes deb do gaim-vv para audio e video conferencia no gaim…tem at? como configurar o apt pra usa-lo http://lists.debian.org/debian-user-spanish/2005/02/msg00355.html http://blog.mypapit.net/2005/09/gaim-vv-gaim-with-webcam-and-voice-support.html http://www1.apt-get.org/search.php?query=gaim&submit=&arch%5B%5D=i386&arch%5B%5D=all http://www.mepislovers-wiki.org/mepislovers/downloads/programs/gaim-vv/ http://l1nux.free.fr/index.php?direction=0&order=&directory=Debian/Internet/gaim-vv agora vou tentar instalar… [...]
April 17th, 2007 at 7:10 am
[...] I did find this, though I’ve never used it. I use skype myself, so I’ve never needed to find another solution. (Works perfectly under linux too, it’s free as in beer, but not speech. I wanted a voip solution, so I choose to support (read that as "give my money to") a company that takes the effort to put out a working linux cliet. (It’s free to contact other skype users via computer to computer, but I wanted to recieve calls from land lines and cell phones, as well as make them, both of which cost a wee bit of cash. $12 for 3 months for the incoming number, and $14 a year for outgoing calls (to landlines or cell phones). Anyway…..back to your question) http://blog.mypapit.net/2005/09/gaim…e-support.html They have an apt source listed at the bottom. If you are using debian I’m sure you’ll know how to add that to sources.list and let apt do the heavy lifting. Looks like gain/pigdin or whatever they are calling themselves now are working on yahoo voice, and I think msn too, but I don’t know if they have released anything yet. Good luck… David Last edited by budword : Today at 06:09 PM. [...]
May 12th, 2007 at 10:06 pm
[...] Re: How to install Yahoo Messsenger? Rocky You might consider this information as well… http://ubuntuforums.org/newreply.php…eply&p=2068768 i’ve also seen another program that i’m looking for which i have seen recently which is dedicated to Yahoo only & has webcam too. Have a great day! Edit — then there is this partially implemented webcam viewing only… http://blog.mypapit.net/2005/09/gaim…e-support.html And then there is this… http://niath.blogspot.com/2007/02/im…98014729203857 about Kopete __________________ "The earth is one country and mankind its citizens." "La tierra es un sólo país y la humanidad sus ciudadanos." Bahá´u´lláh [...]
July 20th, 2007 at 2:55 am
[...] Reply Quote Edit Mod Rate+ PM re: Software packaging: a fundamental flaw of most current Linux distros en>fr fr>enBy swirling_vortex Comments: 295, member since Sat Mar 10, 2007 On Thu Jul 19, 2007 12:19 PM Well, I’ll try my best to answer each response. Shortly after this, the downfall began. Since I am the kind of guy who USES his PC, I started noticing how basic software sucks. File managers crashing, file archiving tools lacking basic functionality, crippled audio players, missing documentation etc. I started asking for assistance on the forums, but my threads received no responses. Once in a while, someone would reply with statements like “it must be you who’s doing something wrong”, “can’t solve your problem, but did you try (insert alternative app here)?”, “submit it as a bug”, “if you don’t like it, then take the code and rewrite it yourself”, “why do you actually need that app?, I can live without it just fine” and so on. This proves that the “well-known” friendliness of the OSS communities ends fast when one starts to ask “some” questions. Can you post the links for your posts? I am registered on the Ubuntu forums (under a different name), so I’ll gladly try to help you. Apt-get is awesome for installing things, yet it lacks real uninstalling functionality. Therefore one also has to use the horrible Aptitude. Let me also cheer up for the guys who try to figure out how to remove software installed by compiling. Aptitide has two modes, ncurses and the regular command line. I’m not fond of using its ncurses interface, but if you use it like apt-get, it works very well. I keep my Debian Testing system up-to-date with it. But in Ubuntu things were different: looking for a Total Commander clone? Well, there were two real options: Gnome Commander and Krusader. Both full of bugs, lacking functionality and with Krusader looking like shit in Gnome. So 25k packages, and only two barely usable orthodox file managers. What problems were you having with gnome commander? What features were missing in it? The situation started repeating itself with IM software. GAIM was praised everywhere, yet it provides just basic Yahoo! Messenger functionality. No voice, no video, no audibles, no nothing (Linux zealot usual reply: “yeah, but who needs those, anyway… they require valuable system resources and are more like unnecessary bling”). True, but you may want to read this: blog.mypapit.net . . . Burning optical disks started to be a problem, because no software in the repositories was able to burn common image formats like .nrg, .cue or .bin. gregory.kokanosky.free.fr . . . .cue files are text files that describe the .bin file. paradigma.pt . . . Not sure if this one will work: http://www.x-tra-designs.org . . . Otherwise, no decent DC++ client ubuntuforums.org . . . FTP client linuxreviews.org . . . image viewer There should be one built right into gnome. If you looking to edit images, there’s the GIMP. basic editor What do you mean? There are many types of editors out there. If you mean editor to program, there’s nedit and if you’re making c or c++ programs, there’s geany. When i installed Ubuntu 6.06 I was told on the CD cover that the OS will be supported for 3 years. I assumed this will allow me to simply delete Firefox 1.5 and install v2 when time comes. I was mistaken. The whole “so much software” argument suddenly becomes as worthless as shit. Why the f*ck was I supposed to upgrade the WHOLE operating system in order to get a new version of the browser? Why not just remove it and install a new one? Ubuntu LTS will use whatever software was available at the time, so it’ll probably stick with the 1.5 version of firefox until it’s no longer supported. However, you could temporarily enable a edgy repo and grab firefox from there. People bashed MS for not releasing a new version of the OS for 6 years. Yet, I think this was the best thing they did, since they kept their shit together. Having Ubuntu releasing new software every 6 months is a good thing, yet forcing the user to upgrade the OS is mind-boggling. Fanbois recommended me to 1) stay with Ubuntu for new software or 2) use Debian for stability. Why can’t I have my cake and eat it too, just like in Windows? That’s why I like Debian Testing. It uses software that’s been somewhat tested, yet also uses new packages. It’s a little more time consuming and more difficult to set up than ubuntu, but it’s worth it. Another thing is that Debian uses a “rolling release”, meaning that all you do is just run aptitude dist-upgrade and that’ll keep your system up-to-date to whatever the newest thing is (according to your sources.list). Debian also has a reputation for being able to upgrade to entirely new releases without too much trouble, which is something most distros cannot do. (People have reported upgrading to Etch from Sarge was pretty successful) A superficial analysis of apt-get or rpm reveals the simple truth: they’re fundamentally flawed. Proof to this statement: the frog brain you need in order to install AND remove software in Windows or Mac OS X. The developers provide the product in a container, along with everything it needs in order to run. When a new version appears, one just removes the old version and replaces it with the new one. Settings can be kept by saving configuration files, either manually or automatically (by the installer/updater). Have you looked at Synaptic or the Add/Remove programs tool in Ubuntu? That may be better for you until you get used to the command line. There are two problems with this model, and both can be overcame. 1. “security updates can be delayed or not implemented in reasonable time”. Or at least that’s what the zealots claim. In reality, the FOSS developers are too lazy to patch their shit and create built-in update managers. Or better, someone could create a universal updater/patcher that functions at application level, just as apt-get functions at OS level. But no, this is not the way the holy warriors of the command line foresaw package management, so it can’t be done. I disagree. There’s always packages getting upgrades to new bug fix releases and FOSS devs are always looking for feedback. 2. it takes space. Yeah, right. Except this never was a real problem in Windows and OS X. But if you’re a nerd using a 700MB HDD, I see how this could be a problem. Joking aside, the sheer number of libraries in the Linux world would bring HDDs to their knees. The good news is it only takes someone to start optimizing things, decide what parts of the OS are to continue to be managed in a centralized way and which not and so on. PC-BSD is trying something like this but I find their effort as superficial, meant only to provide a hasty solution to the problem. Ubuntu is going to install libraries that will allow you to run the software with ease. Debian can start off as a bare minimal and worked up from there, providing you with the libraries that you need. Time-based releases are NOT the way to go. When the FOSS people will provide me with an OS that is able to run for three years any software I throw at it, I’ll be the happiest man on Earth. Along with Debian Testing, you can also run Stable, which is usually supported for 2-3 years. The packages won’t become never versions, but you’ll still get security updates. After a year of pain, I bought a new computer and got back to Windows. Being able to *use* my computer and not fighting is a refreshing feeling. I now stand aside and watch how people are praising and recommending Linux, not noticing or pretending not to notice the huge gap in functionality that sets aside the two worlds. Well, use whatever works for you. I found I was constantly fighting with Windows, so I switched over to Linux and have never been happier since. Of course, rolling-release distros exist, but they’re experimental at best, or just a pool of code / packages to be tested for the “stable” version. No serious plan to solve this is in place. I know I said it before, but see Debian Testing. [...]