Comment 74 for bug 274085

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Troels Liebe Bentsen (tlbdk) wrote : Re: [Bug 274085] Re: Please update Ekiga to 3.00

Hey, you just need to add the ppa repository to your third-party
repositories, then you should be able to install the new ekiga after
that.

Here is instructions:

https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/add-applications/C/extra-repositories-adding.html

No expertise required, but some reading and time might be.

Regards Troels.

On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 12:35 PM, TTcircus <email address hidden> wrote:
> So, is there anyone out there who could provide ubuntu newbies like me with an easy step-by-step procedure to install ekiga 3 on intrepid??
> Or will I have to wait til the next release in 6 months? That would be a shame... I use ekiga 2 and I could do with the nice 3.0 upgrade, I try and understand what you're talking about here and I'm afraid I just don't get it. And please don't start telling me it's only available for linux experts....
> thanks!
>
> --
> Please update Ekiga to 3.00
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/274085
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> Status in "ekiga" source package in Ubuntu: Triaged
> Status in "ekiga" source package in Debian: Unknown
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: ekiga
>
> Ekiga 3.00 has just been released. This is a major update to the current version in the repositories.
>
> * New user interface with a buddy list
> * Accelerated video display (Unix: XVideo, Windows: DirectDraw)
> * Nice incoming call notifications
> * Easier configuration assistant
> * New quality meter in the status bar
> * Buddy list with extended status information
> * Displays network neighbours in the buddy list
> * Better keyboard shortcuts
> * Automatic account completion in the URL bar
> * New chat window
> * New address book supporting Evolution contacts, LDAP contacts and more
> * New account window allowing easier account creation
> * New call panel
>
> http://blog.ekiga.net/?p=97
>
> I don't suppose this justifies a freeze exception for Intrepid as it is installed by default and is in main (even if not that many people use it).
>