On 18/09/14 02:03, Bret Busby wrote: > On 17/09/2014, Scott Ferguson <scott.ferguson.debian.u...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On 17/09/14 17:05, Bret Busby wrote: >>> On 17/09/2014, Scott Ferguson <scott.ferguson.debian.u...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>> On 17/09/14 15:16, Bret Busby wrote: >>>>> Hello. >>>>> >>>>> With the recently posted fix for the Microsoft attempt to close down >>>>> skype; the fix involving the use of a hex editor, to cause faking the >>>>> skype version number, to pretend to be 4.3 (I think it is that version >>>>> number that is needed), I am wondering whether anyone has successfully >>>>> attempted to do that to skype version 2.2. >> >>>> Yes >> >> ------------8<---------->8--------------------- >> > > Still does not work; > > " > :~# sed -i "s/2.2.0.35/4.3.0.37/g" /usr/bin/skype > root@bret-dd-workstation:~# skype -v > -------------8<--------->8-------------------------------------------- > > (<unknown>:6671): Gtk-WARNING **: > /usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class: > ELFCLASS64 > Skype 2.2.0.35 > Copyright (c) 2004-2011, Skype Limited > > " > > As others have pointed out - you are attempting to run Skype 32-bit on a 64-bit system. You 'can' do that - but you must enable multiarch support first. Then you'll be able to change the version number.
The Fix As root:- Mark the system as multiarch:- dpkg --add-architecture i386 Update and upgrade apt as multiarch:- apt-get update && apt-get -s upgrade | more If the proposed changes seem sane, proceed:- apt-get -y upgrade Re-install skype (probably not necessary, but belt and suspenders):- dpkg-reconfigure skype Install any missing packages:- apt-get -sf install | more If the proposed changes seem sane, proceed:- apt-get -fy install You should now have support for multiarch. Now you can change the version string *and* run Skype. You 'could' run Skype in a chroot, but multiarch "just works"(tm), and uses existing capabilities (why bark when you've got a dog?). Kind regards -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/541a0cca.90...@gmail.com
