Ever since I moved to Ubuntu, my only problem was that I couldn't use GTalk in Ubuntu.Here comes the solution -- GTalx. It works flawlessly on my Ubuntu 9.10 karmic running on Dell Inspiron 1525.

gtalX is a Linux client for gtalk, the voip application of Google. It supports voice and text-based chat. Before you download it, please read the ‘How to install' paragraph below.

Step 1: Download and install the .deb file from http://sites.google.com/site/jozsefbekes/Home/gtalx

The way to use the deb file:

sudo dpkg -i gtalx_0.0.5_i386.deb

# or if you have 64 bit Ubuntu

sudo dpkg -i gtalx_0.0.5_amd64.deb

# you will get a dependency error after the above line so you'll need to execute this next

sudo apt-get -f install

To remove this package execute:

sudo apt-get remove gtalx

Step 2: Launch GTalx from Application > Internet > Gtalx

Step 3: Login using your gmail id, Click connect on your contacts name, then click "Call"!

Thank you GTalX!

Before trying Gtalx, I have attempted the following <FAILED> ways for Voice chat using my gmail id.

1) Pidgin -- No way!

2) Empathy -- I can hear, they can't hear me. Requires configuring server, port, ssl and god knows what. Am a newbie!

3) Gtalk in WinXP running on Virtual Box -- Yes, it works! But hey, I want to bid good bye to Windows forever.

4) Gtalk using Wine: Does not work.

Sponsored Link













Related posts