Hi all!
Chances are, you already know that Microsoft Skype is now only requires the latest version.
And the latest Skype version for Linux not works because SliTaz uses ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) but now Skype needs PulseAudio (in fact, PulseAudio has a lot of negative feedback).
Now I'll tell you how you can make good old version of Skype 4.2 work in SliTaz.
TL;DR (too long; didn't read):
wget http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/pool/partner/s/skype/skype-bin_4.2.0.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.2_i386.deb
tazpkg convert skype-bin_4.2.0.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.2_i386.deb
su
tazpkg install skype-bin-4.2.0.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.2.tazpkg
echo "127.0.0.1 ui.skype.com" >> /etc/hosts
First. Where to download?
Our get-skype package downloads latest Skype package from the official Skype web site. And really that web site provides only latest version. SliTaz not keeps any Skype packages in its repository because Skype is not free. But here is solution! We'll find trusty old Skype Linux package at the pkgs.org. Great!
Type "skype" at the search entry
Press Enter
Scroll page down
Click "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS"
Nooo, here 4.3
What about "Ubuntu 13.10"?
Yes! Here 4.2 version! For 32-bit architecture:
- skype_4.2.0.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.2_i386.deb
- skype-bin_4.2.0.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.2_i386.deb
Go deeper and I found that I need second package (skype-bin).
Click link
Scroll page down to "Download" and click blue diskette icon
Scroll page down to blue link under "Binary package".
Really you can download this package as you want: you can use your browser or even wget on your terminal.
Second. How to get SliTaz package?
Not too hard.
Imagine, you downloaded this deb file into your home directory. Now open terminal (by default it opened exactly in your home directory) and type next command:
tazpkg convert skype-bin_4.2.0.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.2_i386.deb
Note that you do not need to type the file name completely (skype-bin......). You can type few first letters of its name (sk) and type "Tab" key on your terminal keyboard. And terminal will write the full name for you. If it not works, type one more letter (sky) and press "Tab" again. Repeat if necessary (with skyp ... skype ... skype- ... skype-b ... etc.)
Now you can make a cup of coffee and wait few minutes.
After process finished you'll get SliTaz *.tazpkg package beside *.deb package. Now you can remove deb package.
Third. How to install?
Double click skype-bin......tazpkg package, enter root password, click Install button, wait... That's all.
And now ... the magic! :D
You need to edit /etc/hosts file. You can do it in many ways, but first of all you should have root access.
How to do it?
Open terminal. Type:
su
and blind type root password.
Then type
nano /etc/hosts
Here append file with this line:
127.0.0.1 ui.skype.com
Press Ctrl+O (letter O, not zero) and press Enter to save file.
Press Ctrl+X to exit.
That's all!
Run your Skype-OldStable-4.2-SliTaz-Edition ;)