Since Raring will be released soon, and while waiting for a more correct fix (e.g. in qtwebkit), I think we should fix this issue temporarily. The attached patch makes use of the workaround mentioned by several users, and results in a pair of .deb files that work out of the box.
Please find a skype build including the patch in my PPA at https://launchpad.net/~gunnarhj/+archive/misc ** Patch added: "skype_lp-1155327.patch" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/skype/+bug/1155327/+attachment/3609219/+files/skype_lp-1155327.patch ** Tags added: patch ** Changed in: skype (Ubuntu Raring) Status: Confirmed => In Progress ** Changed in: skype (Ubuntu Raring) Assignee: (unassigned) => Gunnar Hjalmarsson (gunnarhj) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1155327 Title: skype crashed with SIGSEGV in malloc@plt() To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qtwebkit-source/+bug/1155327/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs