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Questions related to the Google Talk instant messaging platform.

Google Talk is a popular instant messaging platform based on XMPP. The default chat client on Ubuntu (empathy) supports Google Talk out of the box.

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How to use a network video stream (from an ip webcam) as a webcam

I have a network video stream (mjpeg) from an android phone that acts as an ip webcam and I would like to use it as an actual webcam on my pc (for google talk, skype etc.)
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why does google talk work with firefox but not with chrome

I have switched to Chrome because Firefox gets stopped with scripts not working (I don't know how to fix that issue). Chrome is OK except that google talk doesn't work. I would have to use hangout which doesn't work on my computer. I run Ubuntu…
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Google Talk on ubuntu touch

is there any way how to use Google Talk chat on ubuntu touch aquaris e4.5? In internet browser is not possible force loading of full pages, all pages are show in mobile version, so i cannot use chat directly on gmail website and application is…
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How to remove the Gtalk Plugin completely?

I have installed Gtalk Plugin in Ubuntu 14.04. How to remove that completely?
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No notification sound of google talk on ubuntu 12.04

everyone. I am using Ubuntu 12.04 and chromium. The problem I am facing is that there is no sound notifications of the incoming message. After doing some search on internet, I found that may be this is because the flash player does not work…
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Pidgin and Gtalk (online version) don't always synchronize

I use Pidgin to chat with my YM and GTalk friends. Usually, when I am signed into my Gmail account and I'm also connected to Pidgin, I receive my messages in both my browser-integrated Gtalk window and in my Pidgin window in the same time. And when…
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Is Yahoo Messenger, Gtalk, Hotmail Messenger now available on ubuntu 13.04?

I am a messenger user and most of all like using all the messengers including yahoo, hotmail, gtalk. I want to know whether ubuntu now has all these messenger version that works perfectly on their OS.
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Can't make audio or video calls over gTalk, in Empathy or Pidgin (SIP works)

I am able to connect to gTalk, in Pidgin or Empathy. In Empathy, I have connected my SIP account and can call landline phones through it. However, when I right-click on any of my gTalk contacts in Empathy, video call and audio call are grayed out. I…
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Why is "sudo touch <>" needed before installing certain packages?

I'm asked to do "sudo touch /etc/default/google-talkplugin" prior to installing 'google-talk plugin' in their installation instructions
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