Yes. this is true.. that now I can use gtalk video natively on Linux without any third party software.
steps I did for getting on the Video.
Goto:
http://www.google.com/talk/
download gtalk video plugin from this page.
I got .deb file which is for debian system and I'm running slackware which expects .txz/ .tgz format..
you can go as :
extract the .deb file using tool ( like ark/ any other zip tool )
copy the data.tar.gz to / ( root )folder.
as a root:
cp data.tar.gz /
cd /
tar -zxvf data.tar.gz
close the browser
open again and login to Gmail.. and you are on..
if you dont see video icon against your name in gmail. try run this command manually.
/opt/google/talkplugin/GoogleTalkPlugin
If you see the error like
“/opt/google/talkplugin/GoogleTalkPlugin:
error while loading shared libraries: libcrypto.so.0.9.8: cannot open
shared object file: No such file or directory“
fix it by
installing Adobe Reader: its available in slackbuild.org
, and then creating the symbolic link: cd /usr/lib && ln
-s /opt/Adobe/Reader9/Reader/intellinux/lib/libcrypto.so.0.9.8 .
However I got this running only on google-chrome.. and will check if this is running for firefox and other browser as well.
but as google-chrome is available for all the platform, it should be OK :)
cheers!!
Saturday 21 August 2010
Sunday 1 August 2010
Why Slackware Rules.
I had accidently met with slackware when I crashed my Ubuntu and it wasn't recovertable at all using nice fancy GUI tool for Partitioning.
So it was my first Vote for slackware, when simplicity & robustness wins over the latest packaged graphical stuff.
----------------------
To decide my final distro. I made dual boot my laptop and ran both the distros for a week. ( ubuntu & slackware )
I made all the basic things like updating the systme with required packages which includes.
a) picasa
b) google-chrome
c) avidemux
d) Gimp
e) vlc
f) restricted codecs.. & multimedia related stuff
g) webcam software .
on Uubntu:
---------
1) I personally liked earlier that my system is upto date daily and I am on the bleeding edge software updates. But then I realized that daily updates doesnt mean you are always have a right and secure thing in hand. ( as on Ubuntu-- the next day update comes to fix some security issues ..because of daily updates of other packages. ) and so on...
2) Ubuntu looks shiney/polished and most of point and click which may attract and may suits user coming from Windows background or for non-technical user base.
3) I found Gnome packages well built on Ubuntu as its being supported in main stream and hence a better & polished look. ( but does the look always matters )
anyone could achieve the same using nice compiz effects and additional fonts, so thats not a major factor to decide on.
4) I found several minor glitches on ubuntu which made a first bad impression.
5) Missing of a "root" user in Ubuntu has its own philosophy but when I come from a development environment in corporate company, it always sounds weired as, SUN/AIX/Redhat/... has a standard mechanism to protect certain privileges using root account.
6) Better thing is Ubuntu is its software package management : as When I clicked a .avi file , gnome-player directly asked me that software missing to play this file and on a single click my system updated with the desired package and I'm good to GO.
on slackware:
-------------
1) It looked very well built on first login and I found very huge list of desired packages directly available on http://slackbuild.org
2) after my investement of much time on setting up desired software, efforts went to "ZERO" updating the software. and my system is just running & running without need a KB downlod
3) I found that it actually using less amount of RAM & CPU while doing almost similar task ( RAM usage is noticable, as slackware is not that heavy on hardware )
anyway, this point may not be that valid as running Ubuntu (GNOME) and slackware ( KDE) definitely will have different RAM usage and depends on default services started.
4) I tried XFCE and its very good and good alternative of GNOME look ( GTK), if i'not trying other GNOME builds made for slackware.
5) Doing all the exercise above, I actually learnt some basics of Linux which Ubunut/Suse doesnt provide any feel of.
6) If I crash anything on Slackware, now I know in which file I need to make certain changes and I'll be Up & running again ( I sometimes crashed my Ubuntu & re-installed the OS as i didnt find that transparency )
7) The good point made earlier in comments, that it becomes a security issues when patches are made on kernel and just to make the system working. hence the frequent updates in Kernel as well ( which sometimes need a reboot ... may be not good if you are running a server like stuff.)
based on my experience, here is what I feel on rating of 5.
its just my opinion...
.............................Ubuntu.Scores....Slackware.Scores
Frequent.Updates......4......................1.(I consider low value good here )
Choices.of.Softwares..4......................3
Stability....................3......................5
Robustness...............2......................5
Hardware.Support.....5......................5
Customization...........4......................5
Boot.Time................5......................3
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
just to off this topic. once I heard a small story which gave a message like.
When we/company come into competition, we try to get fame/ attention and want to be alway ahead of others.
That's the same what a Rival also thinks and want to Do.
Greed is the thing which makes money in the pocket but makes loosing of happiness and peace. ( saying : money isnt the happiness )
The people, who just do not because of competition, but for happiness and peace gets a perfect balance.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
getting back on topic, I think thats somehow suits the slackware philosophy.
no commitment on next release, it would just come when its ready ( no pressure) its a Trust
Other distro in competition, got the fame but not the peace what slackware user has at end of the Day.
So its being a choice ( as what Linux is popular for ). I'm deciding slackware for becoming my Linux
So it was my first Vote for slackware, when simplicity & robustness wins over the latest packaged graphical stuff.
----------------------
To decide my final distro. I made dual boot my laptop and ran both the distros for a week. ( ubuntu & slackware )
I made all the basic things like updating the systme with required packages which includes.
a) picasa
b) google-chrome
c) avidemux
d) Gimp
e) vlc
f) restricted codecs.. & multimedia related stuff
g) webcam software .
on Uubntu:
---------
1) I personally liked earlier that my system is upto date daily and I am on the bleeding edge software updates. But then I realized that daily updates doesnt mean you are always have a right and secure thing in hand. ( as on Ubuntu-- the next day update comes to fix some security issues ..because of daily updates of other packages. ) and so on...
2) Ubuntu looks shiney/polished and most of point and click which may attract and may suits user coming from Windows background or for non-technical user base.
3) I found Gnome packages well built on Ubuntu as its being supported in main stream and hence a better & polished look. ( but does the look always matters )
anyone could achieve the same using nice compiz effects and additional fonts, so thats not a major factor to decide on.
4) I found several minor glitches on ubuntu which made a first bad impression.
5) Missing of a "root" user in Ubuntu has its own philosophy but when I come from a development environment in corporate company, it always sounds weired as, SUN/AIX/Redhat/... has a standard mechanism to protect certain privileges using root account.
6) Better thing is Ubuntu is its software package management : as When I clicked a .avi file , gnome-player directly asked me that software missing to play this file and on a single click my system updated with the desired package and I'm good to GO.
on slackware:
-------------
1) It looked very well built on first login and I found very huge list of desired packages directly available on http://slackbuild.org
2) after my investement of much time on setting up desired software, efforts went to "ZERO" updating the software. and my system is just running & running without need a KB downlod
3) I found that it actually using less amount of RAM & CPU while doing almost similar task ( RAM usage is noticable, as slackware is not that heavy on hardware )
anyway, this point may not be that valid as running Ubuntu (GNOME) and slackware ( KDE) definitely will have different RAM usage and depends on default services started.
4) I tried XFCE and its very good and good alternative of GNOME look ( GTK), if i'not trying other GNOME builds made for slackware.
5) Doing all the exercise above, I actually learnt some basics of Linux which Ubunut/Suse doesnt provide any feel of.
6) If I crash anything on Slackware, now I know in which file I need to make certain changes and I'll be Up & running again ( I sometimes crashed my Ubuntu & re-installed the OS as i didnt find that transparency )
7) The good point made earlier in comments, that it becomes a security issues when patches are made on kernel and just to make the system working. hence the frequent updates in Kernel as well ( which sometimes need a reboot ... may be not good if you are running a server like stuff.)
based on my experience, here is what I feel on rating of 5.
its just my opinion...
.............................Ubuntu.Scores....Slackware.Scores
Frequent.Updates......4......................1.(I consider low value good here )
Choices.of.Softwares..4......................3
Stability....................3......................5
Robustness...............2......................5
Hardware.Support.....5......................5
Customization...........4......................5
Boot.Time................5......................3
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
just to off this topic. once I heard a small story which gave a message like.
When we/company come into competition, we try to get fame/ attention and want to be alway ahead of others.
That's the same what a Rival also thinks and want to Do.
Greed is the thing which makes money in the pocket but makes loosing of happiness and peace. ( saying : money isnt the happiness )
The people, who just do not because of competition, but for happiness and peace gets a perfect balance.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
getting back on topic, I think thats somehow suits the slackware philosophy.
no commitment on next release, it would just come when its ready ( no pressure) its a Trust
Other distro in competition, got the fame but not the peace what slackware user has at end of the Day.
So its being a choice ( as what Linux is popular for ). I'm deciding slackware for becoming my Linux
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