Mumble
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Mumble is an open source, cross platform, low-latency, high quality voice over IP (VoIP) client. Mumble uses a client/server architecture and is primarily used by gamers, but can be used for any VoIP purpose.
Installation
Kernel
Many laptops have built-in USB microphones (almost always paired with USB web cameras). The kernel needs the SND_USB_AUDIO option enabled to support USB audio (input) devices.
KERNEL Enable support for USB microphones (SND_USB_AUDIO)
Device Drivers --> Sound card support --> Advanced Linux Sound Architecture --> USB sound devices --> <*> USB Audio/MIDI driver
USE flags
USE flags for media-sound/mumble Mumble is an open source, low-latency, high quality voice chat software
alsa
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Add support for media-libs/alsa-lib (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) |
dbus
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Enable dbus support for anything that needs it (gpsd, gnomemeeting, etc) |
debug
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Enable extra debug codepaths, like asserts and extra output. If you want to get meaningful backtraces see https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Quality_Assurance/Backtraces |
g15
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Enable support for the Logitech G15 LCD (and compatible devices). |
jack
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Add support for the JACK Audio Connection Kit |
libressl
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Use dev-libs/libressl instead of dev-libs/openssl when applicable (see also the ssl useflag) |
opus
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Enable Opus audio codec support |
oss
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Add support for OSS (Open Sound System) |
pch
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Enable precompiled header support for faster compilation at the expense of disk space and memory (>=sys-devel/gcc-3.4 only) |
portaudio
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Add support for the crossplatform portaudio audio API |
pulseaudio
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Add support for PulseAudio sound server |
rnnoise
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Enable alternative noise suppression option based on RNNoise. |
speech
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Enable text-to-speech support in Mumble. |
zeroconf
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Support for DNS Service Discovery (DNS-SD) |
Emerge
Install Mumble:
root #
emerge --ask media-sound/mumble
Removal
Unmerge
Uninstall Mumble by issuing:
root #
emerge --ask --depclean --verbose media-sound/mumble
See also
- Murmur — the server component to Mumble built on the Qt framework.
- UMurmur — a minimalistic server for Mumble designed to run on embedded systems (DD-WRT or OpenWRT) or older PC hardware.
- Skype — a proprietary application owned by Microsoft for instant messaging, VoIP calls, and video conversations.