On Mon, November 19, 2012 11:28, Mark Allums wrote: >> On Mon, 19 Nov 2012 03:06:46 -0600 >> "Mark Allums" <m...@allums.com> wrote: >> >> > > Hello, >> > > >> > > Is there anyone having luck with skype 4.1 in debian ? >> > > I have tried to install it and get the following dependency issue >> and >> > > also lost my working skype 4.0
I also had to revert to an older version, more on that below. [...] > > Many, if not all, of the above dependencies will need to be i386 versions, > including libc6. You may need to download and install most of them > individually using dpkg (or perhaps gdebi), gdebi will take care of the dependencies for you. > > > >> > > >> > > dpkg: error processing skype (--install): >> > > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured >> > > Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ... >> > > Errors were encountered while processing: >> > > skype >> > > >> > > ```````````````````` >> > > >> > > Any link to download the 4.0 version ? >> > >> > >> > If you are running 64-bit, you will need to install some 32-bit > libraries. >> > The issue many people are having with Skype on Debian is the multiarch >> > transition. I think Skype/Microsoft has made changes with 4.1 that > address >> > some multiarch issues while creating others. If this is the case , >> 4.0 > may >> > not want to install properly, either. >> > >> >> I already have the required 32 bit libraries ( apt-get install > lib32asound2 ia32-libs >> ia32-libs-gtk) >> and never faced any issue with 4.0 4.0 was not multi-arch aware, whereas 4.1 is. This means you no longer need those ia32-libs installed for skype. Earlier I had 4.0 running using multi-arch (the 32-bit version), so I didn't need them either way. >> >> > Are you running Squeeze, Wheezy, or sid? >> > >> Wheezy 64 bit >> >> > Try this: >> > >> > #dpkg --add-architectecture i386 >> > #apt-get update >> > >> > Then try installing 4.1 package again. As I said, you may need to add > some >> > 32-bit libraries. >> >> Yes, tried that too, but the same dependency problem. >> Do you know any fix ? >> >> Thanks > > > The only fix I know short of installing 32-bit Wheezy in a chroot or > virtual > machine is to satisfy all of the dependencies, which will all need to be > i386 versions. Don't worry; both the i386 and amd64 versions can be > installed side-by-side. The issue I had (running 64 bit wheezy) is that one of the qt4 libraries is no installable as multi-arch i386, that library is not required in the older skype version, hence why I had to revert. The library conflicts with the debian.readme file of its AMD64 counterpart if I recall correctly. I'll file a bug report this evening, if no one beats me to it. > [...] > -- E-mail as text/plain is preferred. A PGP signature is not available from this computer. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/17d3eaffe72c7f118917e0fa8a7f78cd.squir...@stevenleeuw.kwik.to
