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Is there any CHEAP webcam that one can pick up that is 100% guaranteed to work with Ubuntu? The current one is an MSI cam that is glitchy enough as it is in Windows, and I can't be bothered to get it working in Linux.

And while we are at it, any program that will be the best for webcamming? All I have right now is Pidgin, which has no webcam support. Sticking with the MSN protocol would be great, but not necessarily mandatory.

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I've used Kopete and aMSN waaaaaaay back in the day, so I think I'll check them out again. As for webcams themselves, should I stick to something specific, but would something like the cheapest Logitech model be enough? I just need it for live video/voice, and nothing else fancy.

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I have a logitech quickcam and it works great. Back in ubuntu 5 or so, I had to compile the drivers but in the next release, it was included. Now I just plug it in and go. Although my quickcam is older, not sure if you can find one.

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I've got an old quickcam that worked OK-ish in Ubuntu 8.04, but is completely dead in 8.10. Go figure. aMSN or Kopette is probably your best bet for webcam in Linux. Emesene devs are working on it, but don't hold your breath.

Imo, none of these really compare to WLM and official drivers.

Ubuntu (in-built drivers)

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Windows (Logitech drivers)

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