> On 07/22/08 21:37, Nuno Magalhães wrote:
Greetings,
The only deb skype.com has is for i386 and i'm running AMD64.
So, i tried using the static version
(http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-static) both with "linux32
./skype" and just running the ./skype but i get the same result: it'll
start, try to log in and fail with "Another skype instance may exist".
There are no other instances.
I'm trying to use 2.0.0.72 but i'll gladly use any skype-compatible
foss SIP-alternative. My sound system is ALSA and i'm using unstable.
I also tried adding
deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ unstable non-free
but apt-cache will not find any package.
Any suggestions?
Hi, first I have to write a short disclaimer because a few people might
jump from their seats and pop a few forehead veins ;-) , so whatever
comes next is bad, bad, and bad because it's bad :
that said, Ubuntu Medibuntu Skype static package works like a charm
without any chroot or further complication, it also has a good alsa
support so that sound can be mixed and you can hear Skype ring when
playing music...
You can grab the necessary packages "skype-static" and "skype-common"
(currently skype-static_2.0.0.72-0medibuntu1_amd64.deb and
skype-common_2.0.0.72-0medibuntu1_all.deb)
http://fr.packages.medibuntu.org/pool/non-free/s/skype/
or add medibuntu.org to your sources.list ONLY for that purpose and
comment it out after installing Skype. Install also necessary
dependencies which are all available from Lenny and Sid.
Did I mention that this is bad practice ? If your fridge stop working
after you install the packages and you can't have cold beer anymore
don't complain : you're on your own. That said I'm happily using it and
enjoy nice video conversations with my family from my Debian 64.
Good luck,
Tom
(In need of bad advices, rotten tricks, a nice system wreckage? Call me! ;-)
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