Linux:Ekiga

Contents 1 What is Ekiga? 2 Download and Installation on SuSE 10.1 2.1 Download from Ekiga.org 2.2 Download from other sources 2.3 Install via YaST 2.4 Install downloaded RPMs 3 Start Ekiga 4 Important note for x86_64

[edit] What is Ekiga?

Ekiga (previously named GnomeMeeting) is an open-soure video/audio-softphone supporting the standards SIP and H.323.

[edit] Download and Installation on SuSE 10.1

Note that I installed VLC before; hence there might be other libraries needed on your machine, if you didn't install this videoplayer.

[edit] Download from Ekiga.org

Go to the Ekiga download section and download the following libraries:

• ekiga-2.0.2-1.pm.1.i586.rpm
• opal-2.2.2-1.pm.1.i586.rpm
• pwlib-1.10.1-1.pm.2.i586.rpm
• pwlib-plugins-avc-1.10.1-1.pm.2.i586.rpm
• pwlib-plugins-dc-1.10.1-1.pm.2.i586.rpm

The debuginfo-packages may be useful, but they are not necessary.

Important note: pwlib-* is included in the SuSE distribution, but it's too old. You should download the version from Ekiga.org.

[edit] Download from other sources

I didn't need to download anything else, but in case you're missing a library, I'd recommend looking here:

• http://packman.links2linux.org
• http://rpm.pbone.net

[edit] Install via YaST

The following libraries need to be installed using YaST:

• avahi
• avahi-glib
• libdv
• libdc1394
• libraw1394
• libavc1394
• evolution-data-server

[edit] Install downloaded RPMs

Open a shell (e.g. konsole), switch to the installation directory (where you downloaded all the RPMs) and become root:

user@computer:~> cd install/ekiga
user@computer:~/install/ekiga> su
computer:/home/user/install/ekiga #

Now install the RPMs:

computer:/home/user/install/ekiga # rpm -i pwlib-1.10.1-1.pm.2.i586.rpm
computer:/home/user/install/ekiga # rpm -i pwlib-plugins-avc-1.10.1-1.pm.2.i586.rpm
computer:/home/user/install/ekiga # rpm -i pwlib-plugins-dc-1.10.1-1.pm.2.i586.rpm
computer:/home/user/install/ekiga # rpm -i opal-2.2.2-1.pm.1.i586.rpm
computer:/home/user/install/ekiga # rpm -i ekiga-2.0.2-1.pm.1.i586.rpm

If you have already an older version of pwlib installed (e.g. the one included in the SuSE distribution), you'll get some messages like this:

file /usr/lib/libpt_linux_x86_r.so.1 from install of pwlib-1.10.1-1.pm.2
  conflicts with file from package pwlib-1.9.1-23

In this case, you have to upgrade instead of install (simply replace "-i" by "-U"):

computer:/home/user/install/ekiga # rpm -U pwlib-1.10.1-1.pm.2.i586.rpm

[edit] Start Ekiga

After the installation, you'll find Ekiga in the menu under "Internet", "Telephone".

Alternatively, you can hit ALT+F2, enter "ekiga" and hit enter.

Have fun!!!

[edit] Important note for x86_64

If you run a 64 bit machine, you cannot use the pre-built RPMs (at least I didn't find any for that platform). I've used the Ekiga Source-RPM, which worked fine. If you have no idea about how to install a source-RPM, please consult the manual pages:

user@computer:~> man rpmbuild

Usually, you simply have to do sth. like the following:

user@computer:~> su
computer:/home/user # rpmbuild --rebuild abcdefg-src.rpm

This will not yet install anything; but it creates an installable binary RPM in /usr/src/packages/RPMS/x86_64 (or whatever your platform is). You can then install these RPM(s) as usual (rpm -i abcdefg.rpm or rpm -U abcdefg.rpm).