Cannot join video conference or start a video call

[denics]

Dear all,
I am trying to use Pidgin 2.13.0-2.2+b1 + Sipe 1.25.0-1 to avoid to use S4B (and have a separated machine just for that...). I am on Debian bullseye/sid and I am using the default pidging + sipe packages.
Unfortunately I am unable to join conferences or simply have a video call with colleagues. Chat works simply fine and joining rooms as well. Thansk

[xhaakon]

Hi,

turns out 1.25.0 SIPE release wasn't detecting media support in current libpurple correctly and thus the call features got disabled during package build.

I've cherry-picked the respective fix from upstream and created pidgin-sipe 1.25.0-2. My fellow Debian Developer shall be uploading the package to sid soon.

For the time being, you can downgrade to 1.24.0-1 as a workaround: https://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian/20181220T210254Z/pool/main/p/pidgin-sipe/pidgin-sipe_1.24.0-1_amd64.deb

Cheers,

Jakub

[xhaakon]

pidgin-sipe 1.25.0-2 has entered sid

[denics]

Great!

[denics]

Hi xhaakon,
it is me again. Using pidgin-sipe/testing,now 1.25.0-2 amd64 I can join ongoing presentations BUT:

• video does not work
• I can see shared presentations only if I am in the room since the beginning. No way to see an ongoing presentation.

Best and thanks!