Voice and video chat plugin for Google Gmail user in Ubuntu Linux

This post was written by admin on August 23, 2010
Posted Under: Internet

Google has released voice and video chat plugin for Linux user.This is a browser plugin that enables you to use Google voice and video chat to chat face to face with family and friends. Voice and video chat plugin works in your Gmail, iGoogle and orkut chat.

Here’s what to get started:

First,download the voice and video plug-in from: http://www.google.com/chat/video.For Ubuntu user, it is a deb package,just close all open browser windows,and double-click to install the plug-in.

Then,sign in to Gmail, iGoogle or orkut.In the chat list, select the contact you want to call. If they have a camera icon next to their name, you can make a voice or video call to them; just click Video & more.

If your friend doesn’t have a camera next to their name in your chat list, you can invite them to download the voice and video chat plug-in from the Video & more menu in a chat window. Even if your friend doesn’t have a video camera, you can still have a voice chat or a 1-way video chat.

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The release may be good news, but it leaves a sour taste for many Linux users, since it took Google nearly two years to release this feature for Linux. Yes, it’s nice to finally have the feature, but it won’t change the oft-heard notion that Linux is just an afterthought to Google.

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Written By Software Support on September 20th, 2010 @ 4:46 pm