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Download1 00:00:00,186 --> 00:00:03,714 Hello, I'm Matthew Rossi, producer of the Penguin Central podcast. 2 00:00:04,246 --> 00:00:07,492 and I'll be the presenter for this screencast today. 3 00:00:08,697 --> 00:00:14,752 This version of Ubuntu I am using is 7.10 alpha 5 'Gutsy Gibbon', 4 00:00:15,980 --> 00:00:20,433 You can find all of the screencasts at screencasts.ubuntu.com 5 00:00:21,202 --> 00:00:26,404 Today I will be showing you how to set up and run Skype for Linux. 6 00:00:26,571 --> 00:00:31,252 It takes a little bit of work, but once you have done all of that, it's good to go. 7 00:00:32,959 --> 00:00:41,406 And as always we will release this screencast under the Creative Commons license, 8 00:00:42,052 --> 00:00:45,901 so please feel free to share this around with your mates. 9 00:00:47,045 --> 00:00:50,520 Spread the Ubuntu knowledge fellow viewers. 10 00:00:50,936 --> 00:00:56,205 Now let's get in to Skype for Linux. 11 00:00:56,908 --> 00:01:02,776 Alright, so Skype is single-handedly the most popular VoIP application out there. 12 00:01:04,482 --> 00:01:08,727 You may be familiar with Skype from Windows or Mac. 13 00:01:09,060 --> 00:01:12,639 Now because Skype is not in the Ubuntu repositories, 14 00:01:12,992 --> 00:01:16,634 you have to download and install it manually, but it's really not that hard. 15 00:01:16,734 --> 00:01:21,836 So all that we really have to do is go in to Firefox, 16 00:01:23,875 --> 00:01:26,809 and type in 'skype.com', 17 00:01:27,079 --> 00:01:31,365 as you can see happening right now. 18 00:01:40,958 --> 00:01:45,951 Now on the top of the page you'll see a download link, click on that. 19 00:01:50,383 --> 00:01:55,215 Now you will see a link that says 'Feisty Fawn (7.04)', 20 00:01:55,315 --> 00:01:57,853 click on that and download the package from there. 21 00:01:58,103 --> 00:02:02,514 Now I've already downloaded this package, which is saved on the desktop. 22 00:02:02,614 --> 00:02:06,988 Double-click on that and you will see a button that says install package. 23 00:02:07,258 --> 00:02:11,757 Now I've already installed this, so it will say for me reinstall package 24 00:02:12,231 --> 00:02:15,852 But if you click on Install package it will ask for your root password. 25 00:02:15,952 --> 00:02:19,244 Let's go into Skype, in Applications | Internet | Skype. 26 00:02:20,430 --> 00:02:23,571 I'm logging in right now, 27 00:02:23,759 --> 00:02:27,005 This is assuming that you already have a Skype account. 28 00:02:28,565 --> 00:02:31,936 Waiting for it... And now we are in Skype. 29 00:02:32,415 --> 00:02:37,367 The first thing that you have to do is you have to click on the cog-like button 30 00:02:37,908 --> 00:02:39,739 'Main menu' 31 00:02:39,839 --> 00:02:41,216 and click 'Options' 32 00:02:41,316 --> 00:02:44,774 What we are going to do is check that the right device is set. 33 00:02:45,003 --> 00:02:49,935 So it's obvious that my device is set for my Plantronics USB headset. 34 00:02:50,205 --> 00:02:54,949 Also go in the volume control and check that the audio levels are just right. 35 00:02:55,948 --> 00:02:59,818 You can change device, go in to File | Change Device. 36 00:03:00,068 --> 00:03:02,981 Now then you press the button that says 'Make a test call' 37 00:03:06,414 --> 00:03:11,221 So then after clicking that you will dial Skype testing service. 38 00:03:11,321 --> 00:03:15,137 Where you will be able to record a message 39 00:03:15,237 --> 00:03:18,591 and they will play it back to you to see if everything is working. 40 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:23,227 So to hang up you press the red 'Hang up' button. 41 00:03:23,327 --> 00:03:24,995 So get out of that window. 42 00:03:29,615 --> 00:03:36,939 We also have all the different tabs in the Options bar here, 43 00:03:39,332 --> 00:03:45,012 Chat, Call Forwarding, Voicemail, Sound Devices, Advanced, 44 00:03:46,032 --> 00:03:49,715 Blocked People and Public API. 45 00:03:49,985 --> 00:03:51,815 So get out of that. 46 00:03:54,625 --> 00:03:59,806 I have a couple of different contacts in here 47 00:04:00,139 --> 00:04:01,970 and two of them are call out numbers 48 00:04:02,303 --> 00:04:06,090 With Skype you can call on US toll free numbers for free. 49 00:04:06,506 --> 00:04:09,752 So one here, I have Tell Me in my contacts list 50 00:04:10,231 --> 00:04:11,852 and I can dial that. 51 00:04:12,166 --> 00:04:16,556 And that's a good example of Skype's SkypeOut service. 52 00:04:16,723 --> 00:04:19,906 So you can click the green 'Call Contact' button 53 00:04:20,343 --> 00:04:22,715 and you will automatically dial in to that. 54 00:04:26,024 --> 00:04:28,375 Wait for that to connect 55 00:04:28,542 --> 00:04:30,475 and there we have connected. 56 00:04:30,575 --> 00:04:34,347 So we'll click 'Finish' to disconnect the call. 57 00:04:36,719 --> 00:04:39,029 Get out of that window. 58 00:04:39,382 --> 00:04:44,771 Now if you press the green 'Add' button, 59 00:04:44,871 --> 00:04:49,453 you can search for all different users to add to your contacts list. 60 00:04:49,890 --> 00:04:54,052 So for example I type in 'Skype Test Call' and click 'Search' 61 00:04:54,260 --> 00:05:00,190 and you see all these different accounts that match that name. 62 00:05:00,290 --> 00:05:04,830 So you add the contacts that you wish. 63 00:05:07,764 --> 00:05:09,324 Get out of that. 64 00:05:14,202 --> 00:05:23,515 And that is it for this Ubuntu screencast for today.
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