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Skype for Linux users can crash-test video calls in v1.10 Alpha

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If you've managed to get audio and video

If you've managed to get audio and video

Both work out of the box on Debian/Ubuntu for years. In fact video nowdays is 100% plug and play - it just works.

This is one place where Penguinistas have to thank Microsoft - it refused to certify anything but uvc video spec usb cameras at some point in the XP release cycle. This got video working in both Windows and Linux (at least on PC).

Sound also "just works" if you turn off the f*** HDMI link on the onboard Intel HD audio (or its clones). This one is not Linux fault - it is Intel being its usual Intel self on the desktop.

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