SIP VoIP client

[zAchAry]

Free software replacement for Skype
Telephony - Free Software Directory - Free Software Foundation

Coccinella
Ekiga.net (already mentioned at the forum and is also available for windows users)
Ekiga ~ Free Your Speech
Linphone
QuteCom
Twinkle


Why not Skype?

Free software replacement for Skype

Skype is a proprietary Voice-over-IP program that uses a proprietary protocol. Skype is seducing free software users into using proprietary software, often two users at a time. Using proprietary phone software means that we can't be sure who is listening in, because we can't see the code. The Chinese government, for example, was found to have been spying on Skype conversations already, and they are probably not the only ones. We do not want to encourage the creation of a Skype compatible client, but instead, we want to encourage you to create, contribute to, or promote the use of free software replacements for Skype, such as Ekiga, and to encourage adoption and use of free VoIP, video, and chat protocols such as SIP and XMPP/Jingle.

[lmello]

+1 for Ekiga.

[zAchAry]

Oh, I forgot about it

You can obtain Ekiga and Linphone from SlackBuilds.org
SlackBuilds.org - ekiga, SlackBuilds.org - linphone

You can get Linphone (32-bit & 64-bit) from the slackware.schoepfer.info and repository.slacky.eu repositories too

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http://slackware.schoepfer.info/13.1/
http://repository.slacky.eu/slackware-13.1/

[A-988] Linphone 3.3.2 for Slackware 32 & 64 bits (via: identi.ca)


Adding the slackware.schoepfer.info repository: (32-bit & 64-bit)
In order to use this repository, you need to add it to your repository lists in /etc/slapt-get/slapt-getrc:

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SOURCE=http://slackware.schoepfer.info/13.1/:CUSTOM

Adding the repository.slacky.eu repository: (32-bit)
In order to use this repository, you need to add it to your repository lists in /etc/slapt-get/slapt-getrc:

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SOURCE=http://repository.slacky.eu/slackware-13.1/:CUSTOM

You can of course do the same by using gslapt and editing the repositories list with gslapt's graphical interface.
Next update the slapt-get package database with:

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slapt-get -u

@lmello
Thank you very much for your awareness!



Edit: Ekiga packages are available at zenwalk.pinguix.com: THIS SOURCE IS, MOST LIKELY, TRUSTED (POST BY thenktor)

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http://zenwalk.pinguix.com/user-accounts/ejis/extra/n/ekiga/

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and...
http://packages.zenwalk.org/?q=ekiga&zversion=all

[zAchAry]

@lmello, thank you for building a package for Ekiga

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$ /usr/sbin/slapt-get -se ekiga
ekiga-3.2.7-i486-1lm [inst=no]: Ekiga (VoIP and video conferencing application)
ekiga-3.2.6-i486-3_SBo [inst=yes]: Ekiga (an open source VoIP and video conferencing application)

There are a few problems however:
1) It is starting up slower than 3.2.6 from SBo.
2) It is hanging for a few seconds when accepting a call.
3) I can't here anything, no audio at all (maybe I'm not trying much, since I don't really have time).
4) No menu icons.

How is your experience with Ekiga 3.2.7?

[lmello]

@zAchAry,

My 'echo' test runs just fine.

What are the ptlib's and opal's versions are you using?

[zAchAry]

I'm using:

etf[~]$ /usr/sbin/slapt-get -se ekiga ptlib opal
ekiga-3.2.7-i486-1lm [inst=no]: Ekiga (VoIP and video conferencing application)
ekiga-3.2.6-i486-3_SBo [inst=yes]: Ekiga (an open source VoIP and video conferencing application)
ptlib-2.6.7-i486-1lm [inst=yes]: PTLib (Portable Tools Library)
opal-3.6.8-i486-1lm [inst=yes]: OPAL (Open Phone Abstraction Library)
etf[~]$

I forgot to mention, when I installed your version I got these messages (I also tried to install it directly from the SLKBUILD)

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Upgrading package ekiga-3.2.6-i486-3_SBo -> ekiga-3.2.7-i486-1lm...
WARNING: File already exist, but it was not installed by the upgraded package. (etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/schemas/%gconf.xml)
WARNING: File already exist, but it was not installed by the upgraded package. (etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/schemas/apps/%gconf.xml)
WARNING: File already exist, but it was not installed by the upgraded package. (etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/%gconf.xml)
| Ekiga (VoIP and video conferencing application)
| 
| Ekiga (formely known as GnomeMeeting) is an open source SoftPhone,
| Video Conferencing and Instant Messenger application over the
| Internet.
| 
| It supports HD sound quality and video up to DVD size and quality.
| 
| It is interoperable with many other standard compliant softwares,
| hardwares and service providers as it uses both the major
| telephony standards (SIP and H.323).
| 
| 

When trying to install from the package that I build with your SLKBUILD:

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Upgrading package ekiga-3.2.6-i486-3_SBo -> ekiga-3.2.7-i486-1lm...
| Ekiga (VoIP and video conferencing application)
| 
| Ekiga (formely known as GnomeMeeting) is an open source SoftPhone,
| Video Conferencing and Instant Messenger application over the
| Internet.
| 
| It supports HD sound quality and video up to DVD size and quality.
| 
| It is interoperable with many other standard compliant softwares,
| hardwares and service providers as it uses both the major
| telephony standards (SIP and H.323).
| 
| 
WARNING: File already exist, but it was not installed by the upgraded package. (etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/%gconf.xml)
WARNING: File already exist, but it was not installed by the upgraded package. (etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/schemas/apps/%gconf.xml)
WARNING: File already exist, but it was not installed by the upgraded package. (etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/schemas/%gconf.xml)

[lmello]

Maybe it's because packages at SBo don't follow Salix's GConf schemas rules. Try the 'computer one-size-fits-all solution' - uninstall ekiga, ptlib, opal and then re-install them.

[zAchAry]

Already done, and I just did, once again.

How do I reset the settings of Ekiga?

[lmello]

Stop Ekiga, then:

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rm -rf ~/.gconf/apps/ekiga

Should do the trick.

[zAchAry]

Same old

By the way, nothing is changing with the configurations that I've made
with Ekiga 3.2.6 from SBo, the settings are stored somewhere else.

Edit: Ekiga settings (version 3.2.6 from SBo) are saved to a one file only at:

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./.config/ekiga.conf

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