Re: [CentOS] latest skype (version 8.16.0.4) on Centos 7

2018-03-07 Thread wwp
Hello Fred, On Mon, 5 Mar 2018 13:53:16 -0500 Fred Smith wrote: > Hi all! > > I've finally been reduced to having to install Skype on my Linux box. > I resisted for years, but now ended up trying it. > > and while the latest RPM installs just fine, it refuses to acknowledge > that I have a m

Re: [CentOS] latest skype (version 8.16.0.4) on Centos 7

2018-03-06 Thread Peter Peltonen
Hi, On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 9:00 PM, Fred Smith wrote: >> Does USB microphone work with other applications? > > yes, it works with everything I've tried, but for skype for linux. There is also nowadays web version of Skype. Not sure if it is available for all users yet, but at least I can access

Re: [CentOS] latest skype (version 8.16.0.4) on Centos 7

2018-03-06 Thread Fred Smith
On Tue, Mar 06, 2018 at 09:55:19AM -0600, Valeri Galtsev wrote: > > > On 03/06/18 09:34, Fred Smith wrote: > >On Tue, Mar 06, 2018 at 04:12:58PM +0100, Fabian Arrotin wrote: > >>On 05/03/18 19:53, Fred Smith wrote: > >>>Hi all! > >>> > >>>I've finally been reduced to having to install Skype on my

Re: [CentOS] latest skype (version 8.16.0.4) on Centos 7

2018-03-06 Thread MRob
On 2018-03-06 15:12, Fabian Arrotin wrote: On 05/03/18 19:53, Fred Smith wrote: Hi all! I've finally been reduced to having to install Skype on my Linux box. I resisted for years, but now ended up trying it. sandbox it! or use https://appear.in or one of the other clones _

Re: [CentOS] latest skype (version 8.16.0.4) on Centos 7

2018-03-06 Thread Valeri Galtsev
On 03/06/18 09:34, Fred Smith wrote: On Tue, Mar 06, 2018 at 04:12:58PM +0100, Fabian Arrotin wrote: On 05/03/18 19:53, Fred Smith wrote: Hi all! I've finally been reduced to having to install Skype on my Linux box. I resisted for years, but now ended up trying it. and while the latest RPM

Re: [CentOS] latest skype (version 8.16.0.4) on Centos 7

2018-03-06 Thread Fred Smith
On Tue, Mar 06, 2018 at 04:12:58PM +0100, Fabian Arrotin wrote: > On 05/03/18 19:53, Fred Smith wrote: > > Hi all! > > > > I've finally been reduced to having to install Skype on my Linux box. > > I resisted for years, but now ended up trying it. > > > > and while the latest RPM installs just fin

Re: [CentOS] latest skype (version 8.16.0.4) on Centos 7

2018-03-06 Thread Fabian Arrotin
On 05/03/18 19:53, Fred Smith wrote: > Hi all! > > I've finally been reduced to having to install Skype on my Linux box. > I resisted for years, but now ended up trying it. > > and while the latest RPM installs just fine, it refuses to acknowledge > that I have a microphone! > > In fact I have t

Re: [CentOS] latest skype (version 8.16.0.4) on Centos 7

2018-03-05 Thread Fred Smith
On Mon, Mar 05, 2018 at 09:29:51PM +0100, wwp wrote: > Hello Fred, > > > On Mon, 5 Mar 2018 13:53:16 -0500 Fred Smith > wrote: > > > I've finally been reduced to having to install Skype on my Linux box. > > I resisted for years, but now ended up trying it. > > > > and while the latest RPM ins

Re: [CentOS] latest skype (version 8.16.0.4) on Centos 7

2018-03-05 Thread wwp
Hello Fred, On Mon, 5 Mar 2018 13:53:16 -0500 Fred Smith wrote: > I've finally been reduced to having to install Skype on my Linux box. > I resisted for years, but now ended up trying it. > > and while the latest RPM installs just fine, it refuses to acknowledge > that I have a microphone! >

[CentOS] latest skype (version 8.16.0.4) on Centos 7

2018-03-05 Thread Fred Smith
Hi all! I've finally been reduced to having to install Skype on my Linux box. I resisted for years, but now ended up trying it. and while the latest RPM installs just fine, it refuses to acknowledge that I have a microphone! In fact I have two: 1 in the USB web cam (it finds the cam), the second