[sf-lug] [Felton LUG] Jitsi Meet: A Free & Open Source Video Conferencing Solution

[tom r lopes]

There is a Jitsi client app.  x64 only.

Find it on the Jitsi github.

 https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet-electron

Though I would agree that running in a browser is the best way.

Thomas


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> From: alexkleider <alexkleider at protonmail.com>
> To: Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com>
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> Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2020 15:27:54 +0000
> Subject: Re: [sf-lug] (forw) Re: [Felton LUG] Jitsi Meet: A Free & Open
> Source Video Conferencing Solution
> Thanks, Rick, for sharing this.
>
> I have one question/request for clarification:
> Is the apt install jitsi-meet command to install a server (rather than a
> client?)
> Alex
>
> >     To my knowledge, no distro makes setup anywhere as easy as 'apt-get
> >     install jitsi-meet', nor is that likely to change, but it's not brain
> >     surgery, either.
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> Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2020 13:07:58 -0700
> Subject: Re: [sf-lug] (forw) Re: [Felton LUG] Jitsi Meet: A Free & Open
> Source Video Conferencing Solution
> Quoting alexkleider (alexkleider at protonmail.com):
>
> > Thanks, Rick, for sharing this.
> >
> > I have one question/request for clarification:
> > Is the apt install jitsi-meet command to install a server (rather than a
> client?)
>
> To clarify:
>
> (1) I was referring to the process of constructing the _server_ end, if
> one decides to self-host one's own instance of Jitsi Meet for one's
> own use, or for any organisation (such as a LUG), for one's family, etc.
>
> (2) No special client software exists or is required:  Any Web browser
> that supports the IETF WebRTC videoconfererncing protocols is all you
> need, to interact with conference rooms on a Jitsi Meet server.  (Jitsi
> Meet also supports call-in from voice telephone calls simultaneously
> with users connecting from Web browsers.)  The Web browser with the best
> WebRTC support is Chromium (and its proprietary variant, Google Chrome).
> Some users have good enough luck with recent Firefox releases, but
> Chromium is generally recommended, for least likelihood of problems.
>
> (3) There is no distro package named 'jitsi-meet' as far as I'm aware.
> I merely meant that no simple 'just install a distro package'
> installation method exists.  The process of getting the server end of
> Jitsi Meet going requires, instead, some manual configuration of a
> number of pieces of software.  Thus the existence of a number of HOWTO
> guides, on the Web.
>
> (The name 'jitsi-meet' was a placeholder for 'whatever a distro package
> for Jitsi Meet would be called if it existed'.)
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