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Re: skype for SL
From:
Rachid Ayad <[log in to unmask]>
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Rachid Ayad <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:30:09 -0400
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On Wed, 12 Mar 2008, Robert E. Blair wrote:

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> I gather you are using SL5 then.

  Yes, I am using SL5.

  rachid.

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> Rachid Ayad wrote:
>>
>>  Hello, The web site:
>>
>> http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Skype
>>
>>  as Akemi suggested was very useful. I did:
>>
>> 1) wget http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-beta-centos
>>    It download an rmp file: skype-2.0.0.43-centos.i586.rpm
>>
>> 2) yum localinstall skype-2.0.0.43-centos.i586.rpm
>>    This will install skype with all dependencies
>>
>>  If you install with "rpm -Uvh skype-2.0.0.43-centos.i586.rpm" , there
>> are a lot of dependencies.
>>
>>  Regards, rachid ayad.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 12 Mar 2008, Robert E. Blair wrote:
>>
>> This is why I got stuck at fc3.  If you download the static version you
>> find the current one needs libsigc and as I recall even if you find a
>> workable libsigc there are still issues (maybe unique to x86_64).  If
>> you find a suitable solution spread it around.
>>
>> Rachid Ayad wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 12 Mar 2008, Robert E. Blair wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> The only one for 4.5 I could find is an old one for FC3
>>>>> (skype-1.3.0.53-fc3.i586.rpm).  If you are using SL5 you can find (on
>>>>> the skype site) a beta for centos 5 which will work.
>>>>>
>>>>>>  Hello, I did :
>>>>>
>>>>>>  rpm -Uvh --nodeps skype-1.4.0.118-fc5.i586.rpm
>>>>>> warning: skype-1.4.0.118-fc5.i586.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY,
>>>>>> key ID d66b746e
>>>>>> Preparing...                ###########################################
>>>>>> [100%]
>>>>>>    1:skype                  ###########################################
>>>>>> [100%]
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>  But when running "skype" it gave:
>>>>>
>>>>>> ********
>>>>>> skype: error while loading shared libraries: libQtDBus.so.4: cannot
>>>>>> open
>>>>>> shared object file: No such file or directory
>>>>>> [
>>>>>> ********
>>>>>
>>>>>>  rachid.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Rachid Ayad wrote:
>>>>>>>>  Hello, It seems in the skype web site: no skype rpm for SL, so
>>>>>>>> what I
>>>>>>>> should download as linux (fedora ..) for skype?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  Regards, rachid ayad.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> =======================================
>>>>>>>> Rachid Ayad
>>>>>>>> Barton Hall, Temple Univ.
>>>>>>>> 1900 N. 13-th ST.
>>>>>>>> Phila., PA 19122-6082
>>>>>>>> Tel: +1 (215) 204 1503
>>>>>>>>                or 3180
>>>>>>>> Fax: +1 (215) 204 5652
>>>>>>>> ======================================
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>
>>>
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