Nov

7

2007

Skype has released a brand spanking version 2.0 of their VOIP program for the Linux platform. The most noteworthy feature (and long overdue) is video conferencing. You can also now group chat with up to 100 people or conference call with up to nine others. Downloadable binaries for all the major Linux distributions can be found here here.

Hardware requirements
* 1 Ghz processor or faster
* 256 MB RAM.
* 20 MB free disk space on your hard drive.
* Microphone and speakers or headset.
* Internet connection (broadband is best, GPRS is not supported for voice calls, and results may vary on a satellite connection). .
* Video card driver with Xv support.

* Software requirements
* Qt 4.2.1+
* D-Bus 1.0.0
* libasound2 1.0.12

Skype 2.0.0.13 for Linux Beta
* feature: Video.
* feature: Option to automatically answer incoming calls (under Options -> Privacy).
* feature: Use user’s desktop locale if a locale hasn’t been set in client.
* video feature: Video Devices options dialog.
* video feature: Video Accept/Decline dialog.
* video feature: Full-screen video.
* video feature: Double-clicking on video window toggles full-screen video.
* video feature: Double-clicking on video preview in Options dialog will reveal full-screen myself preview.
* improvement: Add missing translation for Sign in window title.
* improvement: Change Calls Forwarded icon.
* improvement: Clean up button spacings in myself/credit bar.
* improvement: Don’t render Contact popups together.
* improvement: Fix call window minimum contact card height to match design specification more closely.
* improvement: Remove dependency on libsigc++.
* bugfix: API: OPEN ADDAFRIEND skypename should open Auth widget for skypename if they are not on the list.
* bugfix: API: Send CONTACTS FOCUSED properly.
* bugfix: API: Support ‘IN’ parameter for OPEN FILETRANSFER.
* bugfix: Add support for temporary and permanent API authorisation.
* bugfix: Allow language file to load before login screen.
* bugfix: Skype crashed sometimes when entering invalid Skypename in quickfilter
* bugfix: Capture SIGTERM for clean shutdown.
* bugfix: Catch exception when marking call events as read.
* bugfix: Change login window minimum height to 450 pixels.
* bugfix: Crash when Viewing Profile.
* bugfix: Don’t activate contact list and event history items based on stray ‘Enter’ signal from other applications.
* bugfix: Fix a crash on Sign out.
* bugfix: Fix for right-click contact menu not being updated in some circumstances.
* bugfix: Hide Create Conference Call and Change Password options when offline.
* bugfix: Make drag-and-drop file operations work on expanded contact cards.
* bugfix: Possibility to temporarily hide contacts completely.
* bugfix: Properly enable/disable Voicemail sub-options based on master option.
* bugfix: Purge logs if older than 30 days.
* bugfix: Pushing Enter on contact list now performs an action.
* bugfix: Trying to send/receive files with foreign characters fails sometimes.
* bugfix: Voicemail options dialog plays a bit nicer now.

Known Issues:
* Using uvc webcam driver with new Logitech cameras can cause a split video effect which does not recover until you restart video.
* Using uvc webcam driver with ATi fglrx graphics card driver results in a memory leak and potential crash currently.
* gspca webcam driver can crash sometimes during webcam initialisation (which can also happen during the call).
* Using a display driver with only a single Xv port means you can only see video in one direction currently.
* Using a display driver with no Xv support will not work at all.
* ATi fglrx driver versions before 8.42.3 may crash your X server and lock up video during the call.
* ATi fglrx driver version 8.42.3 may crash your X server and lock up video at the beginning of the call.


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  1. 2 luna6 Says: January 6, 2008

    its in the article .. but if the link doesnt work this is the actual url : http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/skype/linux/beta/choose/

  2. 1 arnie Says: January 6, 2008

    download where?