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Ignasi

Member

Registered: 2011-12-03

Posts: 8

skype package

I believe the get-skype script need's updating, as the URL used for the script to download the files, is not correct anymore.

Guest

Guest

Re: skype package

You can download and use Skype directly, download the Static version.

Step 1 : Download

http://www.skype.com/intl/en/get-skype/on-your-computer/linux/downloading.static

(*) Download to your Home folder

Step 2 : Unzip

Command: tar --bzip2 -xvf skype_static-2.2.0.35.tar.bz2

Step 3 : In Skype folder

And run the command: ./skype

Or you can also give 2 clicks in Skype script

Ignasi

Member

Registered: 2011-12-03

Posts: 8

Re: skype package

yes, as long as you have the needed packages to install it, which are provided in the get-skype script = =''

Guest

Guest

Re: skype package

I use the static version of Skype in Slitaz 3.0 without dependency problems. 

Just download and run Skype script.

romano

Member

Registered: 2011-12-08

Posts: 91

Re: skype package

skype static or dynamic version is working well in slitaz (except really minor problems)

just download it from skype website and unzipped the file.

Ignasi

Member

Registered: 2011-12-03

Posts: 8

Re: skype package

I don't really understand you guys...

The matter is the get-skype script has a broken link. It doesn't works it's an unuseful script.

And if you don't believe you can't just untar and play skype, try:

->LIVE CD (so you wont have dependent packages already installed)

->download skype from the website

->run -> *Error*

from get-skype script:

DEPENDS="libsigc++ xorg-libXv xorg-libXss libv4l"

= =''

mojo

Administrator

Registered: 2011-03-29

Posts: 2,174

Re: skype package

@Ignasi

Try this while connected to internet:

Open xterm become root

#[c]tazpkg get-install get-skype[/c]

#[c]get-skype[/c]

Menu/Internet/Skype

Work's here on slitaz-3.0 stable and cooking.

romano

Member

Registered: 2011-12-08

Posts: 91

Re: skype package

i was trying to say instead of using package installation u can download it from skype website and use it.

http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/get-skype/on-your-computer/linux/

Alexbn

Member

Registered: 2012-03-08

Posts: 37

Re: skype package

I'm stuck at step 3 here (as offered above). Anyone got skype working on 4.0?

You can download and use Skype directly, download the Static version.

Step 1 : Download

http://www.skype.com/intl/en/get-skype/on-your-computer/linux/downloading.static

(*) Download to your Home folder

Step 2 : Unzip

Command: tar --bzip2 -xvf skype_static-2.2.0.35.tar.bz2

Step 3 : In Skype folder

And run the command: ./skype

Or you can also give 2 clicks in Skype script

lexeii

Administrator

Registered: 2012-03-21

Posts: 1,853

Re: skype package

Maybe, because current version is 2.2.0.99?

In step 2 you want to unpack file, that you downloaded in step 1.

Alexbn

Member

Registered: 2012-03-08

Posts: 37

Re: skype package

Forgot to mention that I changed the command in step 2 to 99 instead of 35.

I've double clicked on both skype-icons in the skype folder (which folder I've moved to my home folder - the one carrying my name).

No skype under Menu->internet->

lexeii

Administrator

Registered: 2012-03-21

Posts: 1,853

Re: skype package

Skype icons not helps you to start application. Double click "sheet of paper" or "gears" with name of file "skype". There is no other files in this folder with the same name.

mojo

Administrator

Registered: 2011-03-29

Posts: 2,174

Re: skype package

The get-skype script is fixed: http://hg.slitaz.org/wok-stable/rev/77573a5d68f8

Skype won't start because there is a shared lib problem.

root@slitaz:# skype

skype: error while loading shared libraries: libtiff.so.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

As root:

ln -s /usr/lib/libtiff.so.3.9.5 /usr/lib/libtiff.so.4