Ekiga on Ubuntu 8.04 | Linux Today

Ekiga on Ubuntu 8.04

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 25, 2008

[ Thanks to Mike
Weber
for this link. ]

“Which is better? Well I tested both and here are my impressions
of using each. The first thing you need to do is try it yourself as
that will be an important aspect.

“The biggest thing I like about Ekiga was that it was the
default and I assumed as a result that it would be the easiest to
get going. Well… it wasn’t. The software
install with about 12 steps instead of the 3 steps with Skype. That
was one thing I didn’t like as it provided more opportunity for
error and then trying to find the error was even more complex.
However, the biggest problem I had was trying to get my hardware to
be consistent…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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