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    Question Fedora 11 couldn't install skype

    Hi,

    I am new to linux, any help is greatly appriciated

    Using Fedora 11

    [root@writ skype]# uname -a
    Linux writ 2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i586 #1 SMP Wed May 27 17:14:37 EDT 2009 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux


    [root@writ skype]# pwd
    /opt/src/apps/skype

    [root@writ skype]# ls
    skype-2.1.0.47-fc10.i586.rpm

    [root@writ /]# rpm -q skype
    package skype is not installed

    [root@writ skype]# rpm -ivh skype-2.1.0.47-fc10.i586.rpm
    Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
    1:skype ########################################### [100%]

    [root@writ skype]# rpm -q skype
    skype-2.1.0.47-fc10.i586

    then the skype application appears in menu Applications --> Internet --> Skype.

    When I click skype nothing happens.......so tried to start from command line

    [root@writ skype]# skype
    skype: error while loading shared libraries: libssl.so.7: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

    from the error message I can see there is something wrong in libssl.so.7

    But, I don't understand where to look or how to provide the shared library

    please point me in the right direction

    Ravi

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    Are you sure it's libssl.so.7. Is that exactly what it says? I can't find it using yum whatprovides */libssl.so.7. Yum should tell me what package this is part of.

    I downloaded the same rpm as you and installed it on a Fedora 11 box without trouble. Odd thing is, this is a box that has a new install of F11 on it with almost no customization. I haven't installed anything and have only done updates...

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    I am not sure is that is the confirmed problem. but I couldn't dig any further.

    I don't have Yum working either.

    [root@writ ravi]# rpm -qi yum
    Name : yum Relocations: (not relocatable)
    Version : 3.2.23 Vendor: Fedora Project
    Release : 3.fc10 Build Date: Wed 20 May 2009 11:30:01 PM BST
    Install Date: Sun 18 Oct 2009 05:37:11 PM BST Build Host: ppc8.fedora.phx.redhat.com
    Group : System Environment/Base Source RPM: yum-3.2.23-3.fc10.src.rpm
    Size : 3547653 License: GPLv2+
    Signature : DSA/SHA1, Fri 05 Jun 2009 02:05:34 PM BST, Key ID bf226fcc4ebfc273
    Packager : Fedora Project
    URL : http://yum.baseurl.org/
    Summary : RPM installer/updater
    Description :
    Yum is a utility that can check for and automatically download and
    install updated RPM packages. Dependencies are obtained and downloaded
    automatically prompting the user as necessary.



    [root@writ ravi]# yum upgrade
    There was a problem importing one of the Python modules
    required to run yum. The error leading to this problem was:

    No module named yum

    Please install a package which provides this module, or
    verify that the module is installed correctly.

    It's possible that the above module doesn't match the
    current version of Python, which is:
    2.6 (r26:66714, Mar 17 2009, 11:44:21)
    [GCC 4.4.0 20090313 (Red Hat 4.4.0-0.26)]

    If you cannot solve this problem yourself, please go to
    the yum faq at:
    http://wiki.linux.duke.edu/YumFaq


    Any help is greatly appriciated.

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    Open a terminal and type
    wget http://archive.linux.duke.edu/pub/fedora/linux/releases/11/Fedora/i386/os/Packages/yum-3.2.22-4.fc11.noarch.rpm
    This will download yum.
    Then type
    Code:
    su -
    <password>
    rpm -Uvh yum-3.2.22-4.fc11.noarch.rpm
    This will install yum. When finished try a command like yum check-update.

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    I am really sorry...I couldn't get that working

    but I upgraded to my OS to Fedora 12, but still couldn't get skype working....

    [root@localhost skype]# rpm -i skype-2.1.0.47-fc10.i586.rpm
    error: Failed dependencies:
    qt4-x11 >= 4.2 is needed by skype-2.1.0.47-fc10.i586

    yum is working great without any fix in Fedora 12

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    Try yum install qt. Then try installing Skype again.

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    Great!!!! just one step away

    After executing the command you suggested, skype installed file. But it is not recognizing my microphone.

    I can hear the voice, but I couldn't speak.

    Once again, thank you for your kind help

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    Well you're welcome. If not a complete success at least you're on the right path.

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    Re: Fedora 11 couldn't install skype

    Quote Originally Posted by ravinath
    I am really sorry...I couldn't get that working

    but I upgraded to my OS to Fedora 12, but still couldn't get skype working....

    [root@localhost skype]# rpm -i skype-2.1.0.47-fc10.i586.rpm
    error: Failed dependencies:
    qt4-x11 >= 4.2 is needed by skype-2.1.0.47-fc10.i586

    yum is working great without any fix in Fedora 12


    I hate looking for Dependencies try
    Code:
     yum localinstall skype-2.1.0.47-fc10.i586.rpm
    it wiil do the job.

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    Re: Fedora 11 couldn't install skype

    Yeah. Well, this thread has been stagnant for a couple years now. Let's leave it to rest in peace.

    Thread closed.

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