How install Ekiga 3.0.1 on Ubuntu 8.10?

[ice-boy]

In order install Ekiga 3.0.1 at first we must install libopal3.4.2 and libpt2.4.2.
This libraries we can get from http://packages.ubuntu.com.
All this packages are for ubuntu 9.04 and all this we can download and install on ubutnu 8.10. Only we can not install libpt2.4.2-plugins-alsa, because this package is depends from "libasound2 ( >> 1.0.18 )" but ubunut 8.10 has "libasound2 ( 1.0.17 )"...

In control file of libpt2.4.2-plugins-alsa package i was replace "libasound2 ( >> 1.0.18 )" with "libasound2 ( >> 1.0.17 )" and then install modified libpt2.4.2-plugins-alsa package and all others - after that I ascertained that all work fine...

I was wrote the script (http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=102753&stc=1&d=1234198956) which download depends packages and then install. This script also configure libpt2.4.2-plugins-alsa package and then install that.


Download script (http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=102753&stc=1&d=1234198956) to home directory and open terminal...

chmod 755 install-ekiga.sh

sudo ./install-ekiga.sh

I hope these help someone :)


I am sorry my english is not so good

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Hi!
Since ~09.03.2009 "install-ekiga.sh" don't work properly becouse released the new version of the ekiga_3.0.1-1ubuntu package

In order install Ekiga 3.0.1:
1) download ekiga_3.0.1-1ubuntu1_i386.deb to home directory (You can find it here (http://www.adrive.com/public/7f596d4c66f23817bea6585c90f33a7820a07edc9abd8d8737 4a523827662d6d.html) or somewhere else) and open terminal...

cp ~/ekiga_3.0.1-1ubuntu1_i386.deb /tmp

2) Download script (http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=102753&d=1234198860) to home directory and delete line 36 ([ -f "$ekiga" ] && sudo rm $ekiga) and save

chmod 755 ~/install-ekiga.sh
3)

sudo ~/install-ekiga.sh

or try new script (http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=106532&stc=1&d=1237153018)

Download new script (http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=106532&d=1237153016) to home directory and open terminal...

chmod 755 ~/new_install-ekiga.sh; sudo ~/new_install-ekiga.sh

this new script (http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=106532&stc=1&d=1237153018) do all that previous and it replace in control file of ekiga_3.0.1-1ubuntu2_i386.deb:
1)libdbus-glib-1-2 (>= 0.78) with libdbus-glib-1-2 (>= 0.76),
2)libebook1.2-9 (>= 2.25.92) with libebook1.2-9 (>= 2.24.3),
3)libedataserver1.2-11 (>= 2.25.92) with libedataserver1.2-11 (>= 2.21.1),
4)libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.15.0) with libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.14.4)


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Hi!
Since ~04.2009 "install-ekiga.sh" and "new_install-ekiga.sh" don't work becouse released the new version of the "ekiga_3", "libpt2" and "libopal3" packages...


Regards,
Pavels

[janboon438]

Hi Ice-boy,
Thanks for the install script. Have you plans to include h264? Maybe you can give me some instructions to install libopal-plugins-h264.
Regards Jan.

[meho_r]

Any advantage over installing from Yannick's repo (https://launchpad.net/~sevmek/+archive) or Troels' repo (https://launchpad.net/~tlbdk/+archive)? I found that my webcam doesn't work with Ekiga 3 (although it worked with v2).

[ice-boy]

Hi Jan,
To install h264 for Ekiga 3.0.1 on ubuntu 8.10 you must make real the following files:

/usr/lib/libx264.so.<xx>
/usr/lib/opal-3.4.2/codecs/video/h264_video_pwplugin.so
/usr/lib/opal-3.4.2/codecs/video/h264_video_pwplugin_helper



1) libx264.so.64
Thank meho_r, go to https://launchpad.net/~tlbdk/+archive
Downlaod libx264-64_0.svn20080917-1~ppa0_i386.deb and install


2) h264_video_pwplugin.so and h264_video_pwplugin_helper
Go to https://launchpad.net/~tlbdk/+archive
Download libopal-plugins-h264_3.4.2-0ubuntu2_i386.deb to home directory
Open termianl

cd
mkdir libopal-plugins-h264_3.4.2-0ubuntu2_i386_c
mkdir libopal-plugins-h264_3.4.2-0ubuntu2_i386_c/DEBIAN
dpkg-deb -e ./libopal-plugins-h264_3.4.2-0ubuntu2_i386.deb ./libopal-plugins-h264_3.4.2-0ubuntu2_i386_c/DEBIAN
dpkg-deb -x ./libopal-plugins-h264_3.4.2-0ubuntu2_i386.deb ./libopal-plugins-h264_3.4.2-0ubuntu2_i386_c

gedit ./libopal-plugins-h264_3.4.2-0ubuntu2_i386_c/DEBIAN/control

Replace "libopal (= 3.4.2-0ubuntu2)" with "libopal3.4.2" and save...


sudo dpkg-deb --build libopal-plugins-h264_3.4.2-0ubuntu2_i386_c
sudo apt-get install libc6 libgcc1 libstdc++6 libx264-64 libopal3.4.2 libavcodec51 libx264-59 libx264-dev
sudo dpkg -i libopal-plugins-h264_3.4.2-0ubuntu2_i386_c.deb
sudo rm libopal-plugins-h264_3.4.2-0ubuntu2_i386_c.deb


I don't have webcam...



I'm sorry for my English

Regards,
Pavels

[janboon438]

Hi Iceboy,
Have now h264 available on my Asus EeePC Intrepid with integrated webcam. Did some echo tests on Ekiga.net, but that was a little bit too much for this machine. Did not crash however :-).
Will keep you posted if it will be of any any value to me. Not many video-phones support h261. All are going to h263/h264. Ordered myself a Grandstream and hope to do some internal tests soon.
Thanks and regards Jan.

[bojo42]

Hello there,

i opened a bugreport that aims for packages of those non free codecs in multiverse. As x264 is also there, this should atleast be no problem (beside the packing work) for ekiga's h264 plugin.

So anyone with a few packing skills is really welcome there :) https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/opal/+bug/316971

[elprez]

Thanks Ice-boy,

Your install script works fine.

Does any of you have try to connect to the french provider freephonie ... seems to be still buggy :-(

Regards Vincent.

[sgarib]

Hello Ice Man,

I get a lot of 404 errors:

error: Can't find libpt2.4.2_2.4.2-2_i386.deb
libopal3.4.2_3.4.2~dfsg-2_i386.deb ...OK
error: Can't find libpt2.4.2-plugins-oss_2.4.2-2_i386.deb
error: Can't find libpt2.4.2-plugins-dc_2.4.2-2_i386.deb
error: Can't find libpt2.4.2-plugins-v4l2_2.4.2-2_i386.deb
error: Can't find libpt2.4.2-plugins-v4l_2.4.2-2_i386.deb
error: Can't find libpt2.4.2-plugins-avc_2.4.2-2_i386.deb
error: Can't find libpt2.4.2-plugins-alsa_2.4.2-2_i386.deb
ekiga_3.0.1-1ubuntu1_i386.deb ...OK

Altough it is able to download some files... am I doing something wrong?

Thanks a lot for these script!

[ice-boy]

Hello Sgarib,
Thank for post.

This error occurred because released the new version of the libpt2.4.2 package...

Try the new script (http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=102752&stc=1&d=1234197838)

Regards,
Pavels

[helpdeskdan]

3.0.2 is out

[crjackson]

3.0.2 is out

I wish someone could just make a deb file for ignorant people like me. ;)

I would love to see a Hardy build and an Intrepid build. An apt repo would be the bomb...

[crjackson]

Thanks ice-boy,

I just ran your script and NOW I finally have Ekiga with working sound. The default install from the Ubuntu Repositories wouldn't record sound on my end. I could always here the other party but they couldn't ever hear me.

Your script fixed it. Now running 3.01 and planning to test it with distant relatives this weekend.

btw, what does 3.02 offer that 3.01 doesn't?

[mtopro]

Didn't work for me. Not quite sure why. Seems most of it installed ok. Here is where it fails. I am running 64bit, don't know if that is the difference.


--2009-03-14 19:41:42-- http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/e/ekiga/ekiga_3.0.1-1ubuntu1_i386.deb
Resolving fr.archive.ubuntu.com... 88.191.250.131
Connecting to fr.archive.ubuntu.com|88.191.250.131|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Not Found
2009-03-14 19:41:43 ERROR 404: Not Found.

libpt2.4.2_2.4.2-2ubuntu1_i386.deb ...OK
libopal3.4.2_3.4.2~dfsg-2_i386.deb ...OK
libpt2.4.2-plugins-oss_2.4.2-2ubuntu1_i386.deb ...OK
libpt2.4.2-plugins-dc_2.4.2-2ubuntu1_i386.deb ...OK
libpt2.4.2-plugins-v4l2_2.4.2-2ubuntu1_i386.deb ...OK
libpt2.4.2-plugins-v4l_2.4.2-2ubuntu1_i386.deb ...OK
libpt2.4.2-plugins-avc_2.4.2-2ubuntu1_i386.deb ...OK
libpt2.4.2-plugins-alsa_2.4.2-2ubuntu1_i386.deb ...OK
error: Can't find ekiga_3.0.1-1ubuntu1_i386.deb

Occurred some error, try change downloads server...
This error could occur if released new version of some package or occurred downloads server error


Any ideas?

[ice-boy]

Hello Mtopro,
Thank for post.

This error occurred because released the new version of the ekiga_3.0.1-1ubuntu package...
In order install Ekiga 3.0.1:
1) download ekiga_3.0.1-1ubuntu1_i386.deb to home directory (You can find it here (http://www.adrive.com/public/7f596d4c66f23817bea6585c90f33a7820a07edc9abd8d8737 4a523827662d6d.html) or somewhere else) and open terminal...

cp ~/ekiga_3.0.1-1ubuntu1_i386.deb /tmp

2) Download script (http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=106537&stc=1&d=1237155837) to home directory and delete line 36 ([ -f "$ekiga" ] && sudo rm $ekiga) and save

chmod 755 ~/install-ekiga.sh
3)

sudo ~/install-ekiga.sh

or try new script (http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=106538&stc=1&d=1237155837)

Download new script (http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=106538&stc=1&d=1237155837) to home directory and open terminal...

chmod 755 ~/new_install-ekiga.sh; sudo ~/new_install-ekiga.sh

this new script (http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=106538&stc=1&d=1237155837) do all that previous and it replace in control file of ekiga_3.0.1-1ubuntu2_i386.deb:
1)libdbus-glib-1-2 (>= 0.78) with libdbus-glib-1-2 (>= 0.76),
2)libebook1.2-9 (>= 2.25.92) with libebook1.2-9 (>= 2.24.3),
3)libedataserver1.2-11 (>= 2.25.92) with libedataserver1.2-11 (>= 2.21.1),
4)libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.15.0) with libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.14.4)

Regards,
Pavels

[mtopro]

Thank you ice-boy for all the effort and very thorough instruction. I finally got around to trying to make it work, but now it fails for another reason. I traced down the files trying to install, and it seems there is also a new version now for all of the plugins.
Every file that that the script tried to download issued a 404 file not found error. Seems it is these are up to v2.6 now and whereas the script calls for 2.4.

[ice-boy]

Hello Mtopro,
Thank for post.


In order install Ekiga 3.0.1 at first download libpt2.4.2_2.4.2-2_i386.deb (http://www.adrive.com/public/7ccb58bf91652e3ba76bb21427908acc5bab38421e92e7e180 87916dbcd1816a.html), libopal3.4.2_3.4.2~dfsg-2_i386.deb (http://www.adrive.com/public/d4f24c4638e024562981bcc817e815c8139483987c37d74a36 6c48a9c42a646b.html), libpt2.4.2-plugins-oss_2.4.2-2_i386.deb (http://www.adrive.com/public/dee11e6b5d013eaff49561e600313b6562ed688d8b0bb93e56 afc83f378c6c1b.html), libpt2.4.2-plugins-dc_2.4.2-2_i386.deb (http://www.adrive.com/public/267be5e4d0b867a4a4ae59a2b5d3eaf9e55890d55a3862ab24 be1252642656a4.html), libpt2.4.2-plugins-v4l2_2.4.2-2_i386.deb (http://www.adrive.com/public/f62d22e998e8fc46008a6d0e40c370122cdc56e6891596d5b2 eb7ece983ec065.html), libpt2.4.2-plugins-alsa_2.4.2-2_i386-ubuntu8.10.deb (http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=109485&stc=1&d=1239466912) and ekiga_3.0.1-1ubuntu1_i386.deb (http://www.adrive.com/public/a61d071dba23058abe0a12bd9e1842f66d4e24bb0a1d046112 df0d0eeb8e5dbd.html) to home directory... (These downloads will expired after 14 days)


And open terminal...

sudo gdebi ~/libpt2.4.2_2.4.2-2_i386.deb
sudo gdebi ~/libopal3.4.2_3.4.2~dfsg-2_i386.deb
sudo gdebi ~/libpt2.4.2-plugins-oss_2.4.2-2_i386.deb
sudo gdebi ~/libpt2.4.2-plugins-dc_2.4.2-2_i386.deb
sudo gdebi ~/libpt2.4.2-plugins-v4l2_2.4.2-2_i386.deb
sudo gdebi ~/libpt2.4.2-plugins-alsa_2.4.2-2_i386-ubuntu8.10.deb
sudo gdebi ~/ekiga_3.0.1-1ubuntu1_i386.deb

Regards,
Pavels