[needs-packaging] tox.im

[Pander]

name: tox.im (should be simply tox but that is taken by tox[src] ~ python-tox[bin])

description: Tox is a free and open-source, peer-to-peer, encrypted instant messaging and video conferencing software. The stated goal of the project is to provide secure yet easily accessible communication for everyone.

url: http://tox.im and https://github.com/irungentoo/toxcore and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tox_%28software%29

package: https://wiki.tox.im/Binaries#Apt.2FAptitude_.28Debian.2C_Ubuntu.2C_Mint.2C_etc..29

license: GPLv3

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[v_2e (v-2e)]

I created PPA for libsodium, libtox and utox. Ubuntu users may use in like this:

  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:v-2e/tox
  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get install utox

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

*** This is an automated message ***

This bug is tagged needs-packaging which identifies it as a request for a new package in Ubuntu. As a part of the managing needs-packaging bug reports specification, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/Specs/NeedsPackagingBugs, all needs-packaging bug reports have Wishlist importance. Subsequently, I'm setting this bug's status to Wishlist.

[Pander (pander)]

Additionally, utox and qtox need to be packaged too. See entries for sources.list below:

# wget -qO - https://pkg.tox.chat/debian/pkg.gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -
# sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https
deb https://pkg.tox.chat/debian stable yakkety

# wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:antonbatenev:tox/xUbuntu_16.10/Release.key
# sudo apt-key add - < Release.key
# rm -f Release.key
deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/antonbatenev:/tox/xUbuntu_16.10/ /

[Pander (pander)]

See also https://tox.chat/download.html