tox - instant messaging, video chat
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tox - instant messaging, video chat
https://github.com/irungentoo/toxcore
To be honest I still have to try it, but a FOSS Skype alternative.
To be honest I still have to try it, but a FOSS Skype alternative.
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Re: tox - instant messaging, video chat
This is great!! Thanks Gekko!
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wget https://repo.tox.im/tox-apt.sh && sudo bash ./tox-apt.sh
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^ Great.
I'll try it out later because it may be exactly what I am looking for video chats with parents and friends.
I'll try it out later because it may be exactly what I am looking for video chats with parents and friends.
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After doing what bacon suggests, just do:
Client is up. Video is not working though. I'll see what I can do.
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sudo apt-get install venom
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^ beat me to it gekko!
10mb, pretty light, just need some tox ID's to test it 8)
Edit, neither my video or sound works... 8)
10mb, pretty light, just need some tox ID's to test it 8)
Edit, neither my video or sound works... 8)
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^ in my case, the webcam issue is not tox/venom related. I got no video with guvcview so I'll have to fix that first.
Edit: this works, I can see my pretty face captured by the webcam.
So yes, I think it is tox/venom related then.
Edit: this works, I can see my pretty face captured by the webcam.
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mpv tv:// -tv driver=v4l2:width=640:height=480:device=/dev/video0
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Re: tox - instant messaging, video chat
my id is my nick ;)
seems I don't have audio/video neither....
seems I don't have audio/video neither....
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said something about no pulserc ?
I think you need an ID number here's mine:
my nick is my nick here too
I think you need an ID number here's mine:
my nick is my nick here too
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00BA0E082BCED4DE3BB17CC1195726047679D0DFB064995D7A4C639F0924FF2E65FE4687CABE
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Oh that's how it works! :)
Yeah it says something about pulserc (though I have pulse running here)
Okay let's see if I can add you :)
Yeah it says something about pulserc (though I have pulse running here)
Okay let's see if I can add you :)
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added.
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And sorry wux for crashing you :D I just wanted to send a file. Apparently no worky.
But looks neat.
But looks neat.
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seems to spend a fair bit of time crashing :(
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^ yes.
I wrote to the Venom developer about video issues for now.
I wrote to the Venom developer about video issues for now.
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https://jenkins.libtoxcore.so/job/uTox_linux_i686/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/utox/utox_linux_i686.tar.xz
Thanks :)
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now i am completely confuzious:
utox gave me a new id: 479C34C23BD0A38F6DCD566FBF8E81E82E8718D3E7E6BB3264A352620BF5CD38AC33E7153F6F
whatever.
ANYWAYS: utox works! could hear and see myself (not that it was a pleasure!)
@wux: there is CLI -> https://wiki.tox.im/Toxic
Now does that mean that and ID is only valid for one app, one session, or what? :D
utox gave me a new id: 479C34C23BD0A38F6DCD566FBF8E81E82E8718D3E7E6BB3264A352620BF5CD38AC33E7153F6F
whatever.
ANYWAYS: utox works! could hear and see myself (not that it was a pleasure!)
@wux: there is CLI -> https://wiki.tox.im/Toxic
Now does that mean that and ID is only valid for one app, one session, or what? :D
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^ I have fonts-texgyre and ttf-liberation, but still looks messy. :(
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Re: tox - instant messaging, video chat
do you have the right fonts set here:
cat .config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini
cat .config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini
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^ Mmm, I got Liberation Sans 10 in there. Venom/utox are the only gtk3-related softwares here.
Edit: tried different fonts (DejaVu, Droid, Gentium, Inconsolata). Nothing. I may be missing some gtk3 stuff, because with gtk2 every font works fine.
Edit: tried different fonts (DejaVu, Droid, Gentium, Inconsolata). Nothing. I may be missing some gtk3 stuff, because with gtk2 every font works fine.