Apparently Tox is a free and secure replacement of Skype. I like it, but, how do I install it?
How to Install Tox on Ubuntu – Step-by-Step Guide
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Apparently Tox is a free and secure replacement of Skype. I like it, but, how do I install it?
Best Answer
Tox has a new website called tox.chat. The old
tox.im
is no more. That is no longer the official site.Manually
You can download Tox binaries from the Tox Binaries page. Choose the package that is appropriate for your system. When downloaded, install like so:
After that, search for the client you just installed.
PPAAs of 23 February 2018, Debian and Ubuntu package repository has been shut down. The section below is preserved for its historic value.
Warning: They recently changed their PPA infrastructure, remove keys and the likes, as they are no longer maintained and supported.
The new way to install (currently only 64-bit qTox is supported):
The
release
channel is no longer receiving updates so do not set the channel to justrelease
,qtox-unity
is also no longer receiving support so you can now only installqtox
from still supported channels such aswily
.Please note though that if you have the
release
channel set simply changing that won't work, if you do change it to something likewily
the upgrade link will be broken and you will not recieve any updates forqtox
until you remove it, update your sources list (sudo apt-get update
), and then install it from the correct channel.Also, a note from a qtox developers:
qtox
toxic
toxic, terminal based tox client
What is Tox? Tox is a skype replacement, with downloads available for Linux/Mac/Windows. At the time of writing, there are
deb
packages forAMD64
downloads, portage overlays and Arch Linux PKGBUILD's, as per the Tox Binaries page. If one wishes to keep an eye out of the progress Tox is making, one could check out there GitHub page.Why does Tox exist?
About Tox
Video
QTox running under Ubuntu Trusty Tahr 14.04.
Reference: