Video Conferencing for Linux

Having Linux installed as an Operative system is, in no way, an obstacle for you to be able to perform Video conferencing. In recent times, is imperious that any dynamic business person is able to communicate successfully all over the world with the click of a button.

There are four Linux applications that we would like to point out as the leading software for this operating system.

The first one is Ekiga, (formerly called GnomeMeeting), this is a VoIP and video conferencing Linux application that is also multi-platform (Linux and Windows). It is distributed as a free software, meaning you can download it from the web any time you like. It is still available and fully functioning, it was the default VoIPclient in Ubuntu (Linux) until it was replaced by Empathy (more on that below). It supports the SIP and H.323 protocolsand is fully interoperable with any other SIP complaint application and with Microsoft NetMeeting. It supports many high-quality video and audio codecs.

Empathy is an instant messaging client which supports text, voice, video and file transfers over various IM protocols. It was the default messaging service provided by Linux and Ubuntu, but it has been replaced by Pidin as the default messenger. It is fully functioning still and its widely used by both businesses and personal users all over the world.

The third software on the list is Pidgin the default instant messenger service for Linux and Ubuntu, this multi-platform instant messaging application, is catered more for personal use than others, due to its addition of chat systems from social networks. However recent ventures have attached Linux video conferencing chats from different protocols, such as msn and yahoo.

The final application is Skype, which it has recently been released for Linux, although it doesn't have the range as the other applications on this list, it still holds an enormous popularity all over the world for users seeking an application that allows them to have video conferencing for Linux.