#Install zoiper on ubuntu install#
#Install zoiper on ubuntu software#
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#Install zoiper on ubuntu license#

The next form is the License Agreement form. If you want to exit the setup you should click on the Cancel button. To continue with the installation you should click on the Next button. A Welcome form will appear on your screen. To do this just start the installation file named “ Zoiper_Installer - x.xx.exe”. Posted on MaMaby oldo Posted in coding, debian, linux Tagged linux, voip.Download Zoiper installation files from our web site and you can start the installation. The audio devices (speaker, mic) can be configured and tested using the “Audio wizard”: Then I added an account like this (my SIP account username is 3998984, this is not the web login user name): I specified /opt/zoiper as the installation directory. To summarize, the installation works like this, assuming the downloaded file is Zoiper_3.3_Linux_Free_32Bit_ : The Zoiper website has detailed step-by-step installation instructions. But at least – unlike Skype – the installer package has support for 32bit and 64bit Linux systems and the company behind Zoiper seems to develop for all target platforms equally (Android, iOS, Windows Phone 8, Windows, Linux, Mac, Web Browsers).

#Install zoiper on ubuntu download#

On Windows I have successfully used the PhonerLite freeware (binary download at no charge, proprietary licensed closed-source), which is not available for Linux.īut today I found out, that Sipgate also recommends a SIP client called Zoiper, which is available for Linux. I successfully use Linphone now, which is also the only Open Source softphone that is explicitly listed by sipgate on their supported devices page.īelow is the original post about Zoiper, which might be of interest if you for some reason don’t like Linphone.

#Install zoiper on ubuntu software#

Update: Open Source SIP client software like Linphone, SFLphone, Ekiga or others are preferrable to the below mentioned closed source applications. I use for international phone calls, using a Grandstream HandyTone IP-to-analog adapter installed in our house, but also using a SIP-capable “softphone” application. If this blog post was helpful and/or if something seems inaccurate, please leave a comment. I have a basic account, so if you are on a different plan, details may vary slightly. Note that “ 3998984” is my SIP account name, so you have to substitute it with yours, but note that it is usually not the same as your web login username.Īfter this initial setup, I successfully tested the account and my headset by calling the test number 10005, which works very similarly to the Skype test call feature.įor personalized config information you can log in at and consult the “ Konfigurationshilfe“, selecting one of the Linphone entries from the softphone device lists. I canceled the account setup wizard because it didn’t seem to work for me, disabled Video in the Options menu because I am not planning to use it yet, then selected Options – Preferences – Manage SIP accounts and configured my account like this: Your SIP identity:

Then I started up Linphone from the XFCE Start menu, where it is listed in the “Internet” submenu. On my Debian stable (“wheezy”) I did this today:

#Install zoiper on ubuntu install#

Users of GNU/Linux distributions like Debian, Ubuntu, etc, install the distribution package through their favorite package manager. For most operating systems, simply visit and follow the download and installation steps indicated there. It has been around since 2001 and is actively developed by the French company Belledonne Communications.Īs the name suggests, the software was first developed for Linux but has gradually become truly cross-platform, now supporting Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Windows Phone 8 and most recently a web edition. Linphone is a GPL licensed SIP client (“softphone”).

Linphone works comparably well so far and if I won’t come across any issues, I will recommend Linphone, since it is fully Open Source, which future-proofs is existence and allows others to contribute and improve the software better than for a closed-source product like Zoiper. Note: This is a follow-up blog entry to yesterday’s post about using the Zoiper SIP client on Linux.