Getting Google+ Hangouts to work on a Cr-48

Question

I have a Cr-48 Chromebook (currently on the beta channel version 13.0.782.43).

Whenever I attempt to use the Hangout feature of Google+ I am prompted to download the Google Voice and Video Plugin.

This plugin is for Windows, Mac OS 10.5+ or Linux. While Chrome OS is built on a Linux kernel, it's not full-blown Linux and I can't run the EXE file I am being asked to download.

What can I do to get Hangout to work correctly on my Cr-48? Is there an Extension I need? My web searches have thus far been fruitless.

Guess you have to wait until Google+ goes public, and CR48 users receive the updates. — Apache, Jul 09 '11 at 14:20
you're obviously not downloading the Linux one. EXE's don't work on Linux. — Wuffers, Jul 09 '11 at 14:29
Well if Google is having you download a .exe for Linux, they've really screwed up. — Wuffers, Jul 09 '11 at 14:49
Heard back on the Google+ forums. Google is aware of the problem and hopes to have a fix "soon". — ale, Jul 11 '11 at 00:53

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 21 '11 at 00:04

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I don't know if they updated Chrome or the plugin, but everything works just fine now. I didn't need to do anything.

answered Jul 21 '11 at 00:04

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Getting Google+ Hangouts to work on a Cr-48

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