skype on F17?

[freddie50]

I am trying to run skype on F17_x64
I am not quite there yet although I am pretty sure this is doable...

First things first:
wget http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-beta-static
The file downloaded was skype_static-4.0.0.7.tar.bz2 .

Extracted the "skype" binary and copied it in /usr/bin
sounds/, lang/ and avatars/ were copied into newly created /usr/share/skype directory
(all this as explained in README)

Now when I try to run skype:
skype: error while loading shared libraries: libasound.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Therefore:
su-
- yum provides libasound.so.2
it gives me: alsa-lib-1.0.25-3.fc17.i686
although alsa-lib-1.0.25-3.fc17.x86_64 is already installed
I did: yum install alsa-lib-1.0.25-3.fc17.i686
same with 2 more packages:
- installed libXv-1.0.7-1.fc17.i686 for llibXv.so.1
- installed libXScrnSaver-1.2.2-1.fc17.i686 for libXss.so.1

BUT PROBLEM: I am stuck with libtiff.so.4
I cannot find the package that provides this library...
Anyone can help, please?

Annex question: what are the issue (if any) of installing i386 packages alongside what look like the same and already installed x64 packages?

[mtk]

if you download the skype rpm, it will automatically install all of the dependences too. much better than the the .tar.gz file.

[smr54]

My experience was different than mtk's--it didn't pull in the necessary i686 libraries. I think Leigh made a list at one point.

http://blog.linux4us.org/2011/11/13/...dora-16-64bit/

gave a list--I used that the last time, and it worked perfectly. I'll repeat it here.

sudo yum -y install libXv.i686 libXScreensaver.i686 qt.i686 qt-x11.i686 pulseaudio-libs.i686 pulseaudio-libs-glib2.i686 alsa-plugins-pulseaudio.i686

Though the article is for F16, worked without problem for me on F17

[mtk]

i saw the rpm work correctly for me twice on two x86_64 FC17 instances. strange. /mark

[smr54]

Did you use yum localinstall or did you use rpm -ivh? I wonder if, perhaps through using something else, you already had the necessary 32 bit libs.
(I'm not doubting that it worked for you, I just found that it didn't work for me on a minimal install running dwm without me installing those other libraries--it would install, but not start.)

[mtk]

me? neither. i used "yum install" on the rpm file. "localinstall" isn't required any more. and i saw the 20-30 odd i686 dependences loaded correctly.

[smr54]

Thanks much for the quick response, going to try that shortly on a VIrtualBox install.


EDIT, after trying:



And I'll be doggoned. You're 100 percent right, I just downloaded the rpm, ran yum install (no localinstall, no --nogpgcheck) and it installed, pulled in all i686 dependencies, then started up working.

Thanks very much, this will make it easier in the future. (Note this was on a fairly minimal installation, did minimal install, then installed dwm as window manager.

[jbuckley2004]

Sorry? I'm a little confused. Where did the skype i686 4.0 version come from, please? I don't see it in their choice of downloads - http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/get-...her-downloads/

[koperry]

When you download it will be 4.0

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

[jbuckley2004]

Thanks, Koperry.

But the one labeled Fedora 32 bit is still the i586, 4.0 version. I was looking for the i686 version, as noted by others above.

Added: Sorry. My confusion. The i586 version *is* the one I wanted. It needs i686 libraries, I see.

I followed the instructions above, did a #yum install on the .rpm I downloaded and it works fine.

Thanks.

[smr54]

I should apologize, as I'm one of the ones who carelessly wrote i686. Yes, the rpm is marked i586, rather than i686.

Yes, it's nice that it's become a simple install.

[arifur]

rather than install it via rpm, try installing it via yum, it will resolve dependencies too

[smr54]

I'm not sure if everyone is yet clear on this, and as I said, I probably helped add to the confusion.

Installation of Skype 4.x is quite simple. Go to http://skype.com/intl/en-us/get-skyp...omputer/linux/

When you put your mouse over the Download now thing, it will bring up a list of distributions. One of them is Fedora 16 32 bit.

Click on that and it will offer to download Skype 4.0.0.7, I think, Fedora.i586.rpm

Save that. When done, as root, or with root privilege, run

yum install ./<rpmname>, so right now it would be

yum install skype-4.0.0.7-fedora.i586.rpm

(While in the directory that has the rpm--usually Downoads if you go with the default for most browsers)

At that point, yum will pull in all dependencies, including the needed 32 bit libraries.

[rgaelzer]

I've got a funny error message.
Downloaded *twice* skype-4.0.0.7-fedora.i586.rpm, verified all the abovementioned dependencies (needlessly, they were already installed), but both

yum install skype-4.0.0.7-fedora.i586.rpm

and

yum install skype-4.0.0.7-fedora.i586.rpm

give me the same error:

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# yum install skype-4.0.0.7-fedora.i586.rpm
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
Examining skype-4.0.0.7-fedora.i586.rpm: skype-4.0.0.7-fc16.i586
Marking skype-4.0.0.7-fedora.i586.rpm to be installed
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package skype.i586 0:4.0.0.7-fc16 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

================================================== ================================================== ====
Package Arch Version Repository Size
================================================== ================================================== ====
Installing:
skype i586 4.0.0.7-fc16 /skype-4.0.0.7-fedora.i586 33 M

Transaction Summary
================================================== ================================================== ====
Install 1 Package

Total size: 33 M
Installed size: 33 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Running Transaction Check
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : skype-4.0.0.7-fc16.i586 1/1
Error unpacking rpm package skype-4.0.0.7-fc16.i586
error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/bin/skype;4fec6484: cpio: Digest mismatch
Verifying : skype-4.0.0.7-fc16.i586 1/1

Failed:
skype.i586 0:4.0.0.7-fc16

Complete!
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Something wrong with the rpm? As I said before, got it twice from skype's repo...

[jonathonp]

When you install a local package, either right click on the folder to install, or via the terminal type:

yum localinstall --nogpgcheck path-to-package

Example:

yum localinstall --nogpgcheck /home/jonathon/Downloads/skype-4.0.0.7-fedora.i586.rpm