Gmail Video chat Comes To Linux! [Ubuntu / Debian For Time Being]

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 20, 2010

[ Thanks to Debjit for this link.
]

“The long wait is over and Linux users can finally use
the Gmail Videochat! The GMail team recently announced the
availability of voice and video chat on Linux. This feature is
currently supported on Ubuntu and other Debian-based Linux
distributions. RPM Support for Fedora Linux and other Red Hat based
distributions (like CentOS) is going to be added soon.

“We have made a quick 4 point guide that will help you set up
your Linux system for GMail Video chat in No time! Click here to
read the guide. Here are some screenshots that show GMail Video
chat in action in Linux:”

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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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