Skype 2.0 beta for Linux adds video support

It looks like Skype is getting closer to offering the exact same features for Windows, Mac, and Linux users. Today Skype has addressed one of the gaping holes of its Linux version by adding support for video calls.

Skype 2.0 beta for Linux is available for several popular Linux distributions including Debian, Mepis, Xandros, Mandriva, and OpenSuse. For some reason while there are Ubuntu and Fedora packages available, they're for older versions of those operating systems. There are packages for Ubuntu 7.04 (while 7.10 was released a few weeks ago) and Fedora 7 (even though Fedora 8 is due out tomorrow).

You'll need a video card driver with Xv support, and a PC with a 1GHz processor to run Skype 2.0 beta for Linux.

[via EeeUser]

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