Two Easy Steps on How to Install Gizmo5 Soft Phone in Fedora 9

Since Skype is around for better quality online voice conversation, here's another desktop soft phone that you can play around from your Fedora desktop.

Introducing Gizmo5 Desktop Soft Phone

Gizmo5, simply an innovative and power packed desktop soft phone. This superb soft phone can be used anywhere - using your desktop or your phone. You can call your friends and contact from your phone or mobile phone and even save up to 98% on international calls. IM from your mobile phone and never pay for text messaging again as any call to a Gizmo5 user is totally free, no matter when, no matter where, now matter how long, calling using Gizmo5 is absolutely free. You can even chat with other chat networks such as Google Talk, AIM and MSN instantly. These includes chat conferencing, free voicemail or even call recording. Gizmo5 is a must for a light and heavy desktop user.

Gizmo5 Installation on Fedora

Here are simple steps on how to install Gizmo5 desktop soft phone on Fedora 9

Step One

As of this writing, Gizmo5 is not yet available on any repos. Manual Gizmo5 download is need. Launch your downloader software and download Gizmo5 rpm package for rpm-based distro like Fedora. Get it here

# wget -c http://download.gizmo5.com/GizmoDownload/gizmo-project-3.1.0.79-1.i386.rpm

Alternatively, if you have a fast broadband connection, install Gizmo5 directly using rpm package installer, which brings your to next step.

Step Two

Install using rpm

# rpm -ivh gizmo-project-3.1.0.79-1.i386.rpm

Or

# rpm -ivh http://download.gizmo5.com/GizmoDownload/gizmo-project-3.1.0.79-1.i386.rpm

Sample Gizmo5 Screenshot

Now, start adding your friends and give them a free call using Gizmo5.

Gizmo5 is available to many different Linux platforms including Linspire, Debian, Ubuntu or as a tarball.

All done, have fun!