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This page contains information about installing Ekiga on *nix distributions (GNU/Linux, BSDs, OpenSolaris etc.).
: ''See also: [[Snapshots|Binary development snapshots]], [[Download Ekiga sources]] and [[Compiling Ekiga]].''

{{suggestion|Windows users are probably looking for '''[[Installing Ekiga on Windows]]'''.}}

== Distributions ==

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=== [[Image:ArchLinux.png]] Arch Linux ===
| Ekiga 3.2.7 is available in the official Arch Linux repository.
 # pacman -S ekiga
Ekiga 3.2.7 lite version, without evolution and gnome support, is [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=25629 available in AUR].
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=== [[image:DebianV2.png]] Debian ===
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The version available in debian can be found on [http://packages.qa.debian.org/e/ekiga.html debian repository].  You can install it as any other debian package, with:
 aptitude install ekiga
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=== [[image:Fedora_logo.png]] Fedora ===
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Ekiga 3.2.7 is in Fedora [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA/Updates_Testing updates-testing repositories].
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=== [[image:Gentoo.png]] Gentoo ===
| Ekiga is in portage[http://packages.gentoo.org/package/net-voip/ekiga]
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=== [[image:Mandriva-logo.png]] Mandriva ===
==== 2008 Spring (2008.1) i586 ====
* Enable backport media:

Start Mandriva Control Center (mcc) then choose "Software Management" and "Select from where software packages packages are downloaded" (or start edit-urpm-sources.pl ). Add the Main Backport repository.

If Main Backports is not listed, choose "Add" and choose "Official Sources" and "download mirror list from Internet" then choose closest mirror. Then enable Main Backport repository.

* Install ekiga:

In Rpmdrake (MCC / Software Management / Install new software), choose ekiga and install (or upgrade it). 

Alternatively, as root, you can use 
 # urpmi ekiga

* We suggest you disable Main backport repository once installation is done.

* [[#Run_Ekiga|Run ekiga]].

==== 2008 Spring (2008.1) x86_64 ====
* Enable backport media:

Start Mandriva Control Center (mcc) then choose "Software Management" and "Select from where software packages packages are downloaded" (or start edit-urpm-sources.pl ). Add the Main Backport repository.

If Main Backports is not listed, choose "Add" and choose "Official Sources" and "download mirror list from Internet" then choose closest mirror. Then enable Main Backport repository.

* Install ekiga:

In Rpmdrake (MCC / Software Management / Install new software), choose ekiga and install (or upgrade it). 

Alternatively, as root, you can use 
 # urpmi ekiga

* We suggest you disable Main backport repository once installation is done.

* [[#Run_Ekiga|Run ekiga]].


==== ... ====
* Enable backport media:

Start Mandriva Control Center (mcc) then choose "Software Management" and "Select from where software packages packages are downloaded" (or start edit-urpm-sources.pl ). Add the Main Backport repository.

If Main Backports is not listed, choose "Add" and choose "Official Sources" and "download mirror list from Internet" then choose closest mirror. Then enable Main Backport repository.

* Install ekiga:

In Rpmdrake (MCC / Software Management / Install new software), choose ekiga and install (or upgrade it). 

Alternatively, as root, you can use 
 # urpmi ekiga

* We suggest you disable Main backport repository once installation is done.

* [[#Run_Ekiga|Run ekiga]].


==== 2008 (2008.0) x86_64 ====
* Enable backport media:

Start Mandriva Control Center (mcc) then choose "Software Management" and "Select from where software packages packages are downloaded" (or start edit-urpm-sources.pl ). Add the Main Backport repository.

If Main Backports is not listed, choose "Add" and choose "Official Sources" and "download mirror list from Internet" then choose closest mirror. Then enable Main Backport repository.

* Install ekiga:

In Rpmdrake (MCC / Software Management / Install new software), choose ekiga and install (or upgrade it). 

Alternatively, as root, you can use 
 # urpmi ekiga

* We suggest you disable Main backport repository once installation is done.
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=== [[image:NetBSD.png]] NetBSD ===
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Ekiga 3.2.6 is available at [http://pkgsrc.se/net/ekiga The NetBSD package collection], [http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/current/pkgsrc/net/ekiga/README.html README.html].
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=== [[image:OpenBSD.png]] OpenBSD ===
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Install package:
; OpenBSD 4.9
 $ pkg_add -v ekiga-3.2.7p3.tgz
; OpenBSD 4.8
 $ pkg_add -v ekiga-3.2.7p0.tgz
; or built it on your own:
 $ cd /usr/ports/x11/gnome/ekiga
 $ make
 $ make install

http://openports.se/x11/gnome/ekiga latest port of ekiga (supplied by OpenBSD)
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=== [[image:OpenSolaris.png]] OpenSolaris ===
| OpenSolaris Nevada: Please read those [http://www.ekiga.org/admin/downloads/latest/opensolaris/ekiga_3.0.0_for_solaris_express_NEVADA/README instructions] first.  Afterwards, download [http://www.ekiga.org/admin/downloads/latest/opensolaris/ekiga_3.0.0_for_solaris_express_NEVADA/ekiga-3.0.0-snv-i386-pkg.gz ekiga-3.0.0-snv-i386-pkg.gz].  (Contributed by Elaine Xiong.)
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=== [[image:OpenSUSE_101x64.png]] OpenSUSE ===
| OpenSUSE 11.1 ships with Ekiga 3.0.1
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=== [[image:Salix.png]] Salix OS === 
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; Salix OS 13.37
: Ekiga 3.2.7 is available in the official Salix OS repository
 # slapt-get -i ekiga
You can also use GSlapt.

Users who are not interested in GConf support can:
* Build their [[Build_your_own_version_of_Ekiga_on_Salix_OS|own version of Ekiga]] from the provided [http://slkbuild.sourceforge.net/ SLKBUILD].
* Install Ekiga 3.3.2 from [[#Slackware 13.37|SlackBuilds.org]] with [http://software.jaos.org/#slapt-src slapt-src]:
 # slapt-get -i slapt-src
 # slapt-src -i ptlib opal ekiga
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=== [[image:Identi.ca group slackware 64.png]] Slackware === 
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; Slackware 14.0
: SlackBuild for Ekiga 3.9.90 and dependencies can be found at [http://slackbuilds.org/result/?search=ekiga&sv=14.0 SlackBuilds.org].
; Slackware 13.37
: SlackBuild for Ekiga 3.3.2 and dependencies can be found at [http://slackbuilds.org/result/?search=ekiga&sv=13.37 SlackBuilds.org].
; Slackware 13.1
: SlackBuild for Ekiga 3.2.6 and dependencies can be found at [http://slackbuilds.org/result/?search=ekiga&sv=13.1 SlackBuilds.org].
; Slackware 13.0
: SlackBuild for Ekiga 3.2.6 and dependencies can be found at [http://slackbuilds.org/result/?search=ekiga&sv=13.0 SlackBuilds.org].
; Slackware 12.2
: SlackBuild for Ekiga 3.2.4 and dependencies can be found at [http://slackbuilds.org/result/?search=ekiga&sv=12.2 SlackBuilds.org].
; Slackware 12.1
: SlackBuild for Ekiga 2.0.12 and dependencies can be found at [http://slackbuilds.org/result/?search=ekiga&sv=12.1 SlackBuilds.org].
; Slackware 12.0
: SlackBuild for Ekiga 2.0.11 and dependencies can be found at [http://slackbuilds.org/result/?search=ekiga&sv=12.0 SlackBuilds.org].

* Follow the instructions at [http://slackbuilds.org/howto/ SlackBuild Usage HOWTO]
* You may also want to use [http://www.sbopkg.org/ Sbopkg] which is a client and a package browser of SBo.
** Install Sbopkg and then enter the following command.
 # sbopkg -i "ptlib opal ekiga"
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=== [[image:Trisquel.png]] Trisquel ===
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; Trisquel 4.0.1 "Taranis" (Long Term Support)
: Ekiga 3.2.6 is available in the repository.
: A testing version with a patch for some NAT traversal issues (fix STUN support for RTP streams) is available [https://launchpad.net/~sevmek/+archive/ppa here].
You ''must'' choose 'Lucid' if you use Trisquel 4.0.1. This repository should work for Trisquel 4.0.1, as well as for [[#10.04_Lucid_Lynx_.28Long_Term_Support.29|Ubuntu 10.04]].
; Trisquel 3.5 "Awen" (Short Term Support)
: Ekiga 3.2.6 is available in the repository.
: A testing version with a patch for some NAT traversal issues (fix STUN support for RTP streams) is available [https://launchpad.net/~sevmek/+archive/ppa here].
You ''must'' choose 'Karmic' if you use Trisquel 3.5. This repository should work for Trisquel 3.5, as well as for [[#Ubuntu 9.10_Karmic_Koala|Ubuntu 9.10]].
; Trisquel 3.0 "Dwyn"
: Latest Ekiga 3.2.6 is available [https://launchpad.net/~sevmek/+archive/ekiga-released here].
: A testing version with a patch for some NAT traversal issues (fix STUN support for RTP streams) is available [https://launchpad.net/~sevmek/+archive/ppa here].
: You ''must'' choose 'Jaunty' if you use Trisquel 3.0. This repository should work for Trisquel 3.0, as well as for [[#Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope|Ubuntu 9.04]].
: Trisquel 3.0 "Dwyn" is '''<u>no longer supported</u>''', please [http://trisquel.info/en/wiki upgrade].
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=== [[image:UbuntuV2.png]] Ubuntu ===
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; Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal
: Ekiga 3.2.7 is available in the repository.
  sudo aptitude update; sudo aptitude install ekiga
: Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat
: Ekiga 3.2.7 is available in the repository.
; Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx (Long Term Support)
: Ekiga 3.2.6 is available in the repository.
: A testing version with a patch for some NAT traversal issues (fix STUN support for RTP streams) is available [https://launchpad.net/~sevmek/+archive/ppa here].
; Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala
: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala is '''<u>no longer supported</u>''', please [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LucidUpgrades upgrade].
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=== [[image:Zenwalk.png]] Zenwalk === 
| Ekiga 3.2.7 is [http://zur.zenwalk.org/view/package/name/ekiga available in ZUR].
 # netpkg ekiga
You can also use Xnetpkg.
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== Additional information ==
You might read the [[manual]].

To get help, see [[contact]] page.

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