[kwlug-disc] question about Webcam, Mic, Headphone for Skype video calls

[Khalid Baheyeldin]

On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 12:50 PM, William Park <opengeometry at yahoo.ca> wrote:
> Yeah, I found it odd.  Also, distro choices are old versions, eg.
>     Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Debian 7.0, Fedora 16, OpenSUSU 12.1

Yes, but probably will install on 14.04.

> And, it requires Qt, which means Kubuntu.

Not necessarily. Just some dependencies for Qt, not the whole of KDE.

> I'm running 64-bit Slackware, and it's 64-bit only.  So, not only do I
> need webcam/mic, but also a 32-bit machine. :-(

Thanks for the heads up. I was considering Slackware as a possible
future option, but I will stick with KDE, or Xubuntu ...

The other option you have is if you own an Android tablet or phone.
Skype works well on those, and most new phones have a front camera for
video (if that is a must).
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