Installing Google Video Chat on Linux | Ubuntu
Hello Friends,
This is happiness to all Linux users specially Ubuntu and Debian Users. Fedora & RPM supported Linux has to wait for some time.
Google released DEB file to Install Google Video Chat on Linux on Ubuntu. In Excitement of fast releasing Google Only Provided DEB files for Ubuntu and Debian based Linux. So Right now Google Video chat cannot be installed on RPM supported Linux. But Sure Google is right now on Process to release RPM very soon.
Below is the procedure to Install Google Video chat on Linux | Ubuntu
1. Click on Link below to Download Google Video Talk plugin
http://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-talkplugin_current_i386.deb
2. Once Download finished, File is about 5.7 MB. To Install google talk plugin libglew 1.5 or libglew > 1.5 is required.
3. Just Double-Click on DEB file and Install it. If you are going to Install it with GUI then you don’t worry about Dependecies Ubuntu’s GUI Installer will take care of it.
4. Make sure you restart your browser to Use Google Video chat
To Install Google Talk Plugin Using Command, Follow below procedure :-
1) You need root privilege to Install DEB file.
2) Click on Accessories -> Click on Terminal
3) Change your directory where you have download DEB file.
4) Execute dpkg -i google-talkplugin-xxx.deb. If you are getting any dependencies problem Just Install those dependecies First then again execute this command.
5) Make sure you restart your browser to Use Google Video chat
Still waiting from Google to Release RPM very soon.
Enjoy Linux 
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Hello,
Thanks for your comment and thanks for sharing the method.
A Trick which i have mentioned it worked for me and worked for some other peoples too, Not sure your trick will work or not any ways approving the method if any body wants to try can try that but not sure it will work or not.
It doesn’t work.
A new way:
Ubuntu 32bit:
sudo apt-get install libv4l-0
sudo mv /opt/google/talkplugin/GoogleTalkPlugin /opt/google/talkplugin/GoogleTalkPlugin.real
echo ‘#!/bin/sh’ | sudo tee /opt/google/talkplugin/GoogleTalkPlugin
echo “LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so /opt/google/talkplugin/GoogleTalkPlugin.real” | sudo tee -a /opt/google/talkplugin/GoogleTalkPlugin
sudo chmod +x /opt/google/talkplugin/GoogleTalkPlugin
Ubuntu 64bit:
sudo apt-get install lib32v4l-0
sudo mv /opt/google/talkplugin/GoogleTalkPlugin /opt/google/talkplugin/GoogleTalkPlugin.real
echo ‘#!/bin/sh’ | sudo tee /opt/google/talkplugin/GoogleTalkPlugin
echo “LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib32/libv4l/v4l1compat.so /opt/google/talkplugin/GoogleTalkPlugin.real” | sudo tee -a /opt/google/talkplugin/GoogleTalkPlugin
sudo chmod +x /opt/google/talkplugin/GoogleTalkPlugin
Sadly, he does not work to me.
It doesn’t work in my case. It correctly detects the NAME of the camera, but shows NO video. The trobleshooting help doesn’t really help at all… Wish they placed a little more emphasis, steps and debug commands on their help pages…
Very best post I’ve read in a long while. Thank you a lot….
Thank you for your article. I am writing a report and I will use the information you provided….
Yep, Google has released a deb for Ubuntu, but it doesn’t work. Although my webcam is recognized by all Linux apps I have that can use a webcam, including Skype, what Google has got here just crashes. If the webcam is connected, gmail chat keeps insisting that the plugin needs to be installed. Remove the webcam and I can make a phone call.
Surprised that Google has chosen to release such an untested piece of software for Linux.
Hello,
It’s really fantastic post. But Is there any trick to Install Google Video Chat Using RPM ? Have you RPM for the same?
Please inform me whenever you get succeed on RPM Package. This is minus point of Google because it’s prefer RPM always.
Anyways thanks for nice post.
I Appreciate This Website. Great Stuff!
good information
thanks
Of course it is not at all good. But Google will release RPM very soon. As RPM is very much on Demand so Google will release is very soon. Let’s wait and watch.
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How can it be that google does not release an .rpm version?
I am running Fedora and cannot install otherwise!!!
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