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Since there aren’t any native 64 bit packages of skype for linux, it has been somewhat of a challenge to get a workable solution. I’ve gone through the pain so you can enjoy.
My Specs:
HP DV7-1245DX laptop
AMD Turion X2 64 bit dual core 2.1 Ghz
Fedora 10 x86_64
KDE 3.5
Linux TeK360 2.6.27.19-170.2.35.fc10.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Feb 23 13:00:23 EST 2009 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
You can install Skype with either static or dynamically linked libraries. I recommend the dynamic version, since it makes use of the existing system libraries that are managed by Fedora. This will minimize any potential library conflicts.
The only thing necessary for you to check is to make sure you have all the 32-bit versions of the libraries Skype requires.
you can use “ldd” to analyze the library requirements for skype. I have conveniently done this step for you and compiled the appropriate yum statement.
as root:
yum install alsa-lib.i386 dbus-libs.i386 e2fsprogs-libs.i386 expat.i386 fontconfig.i386 freetype.i386 glib2.i386 glibc.i686 keyutils-libs.i386 krb5-libs.i386 libcap.i386 libgcc.i386 libICE.i386 libpng.i386 libselinux.i386 libSM.i386 libstdc++.i386 libX11.i386 libXau.i386 libxcb.i386 libXcursor.i386 libXdmcp.i386 libXext.i386 libXfixes.i386 libXi.i386 libXinerama.i386 libXrandr.i386 libXrender.i386 libXScrnSaver.i386 libXv.i386 openssl.i386 qt.i386 qt-x11.i386 zlib.i386
Now, you can install the dynamic version of Skype from here
Choose “Dynamic”, near the lower left of the box in the middle of the page.
you should be downloading the file “skype-2.0.0.72.tar.bz2″
Now, open up a new terminal window, and “cd” into the directory that you downloaded Skype into, and extract and run Skype.
cd ~/skype
tar -jxvf skype-2.0.0.72.tar.bz2
cd skype-2.0.0.72
./skype
Skype should come right up, since you now have all the libraries.
Log in. Skype should now be up and running.
In the main Skype window, hit the “S” in the lower left corner to bring up the menu, then choose Options.
Skype sound device setting:
In Skype, go to Sound Devices. I recommend setting your sound devices to something that contains “hw:SB,0″ in its name. Do this for all 3 choices: sound in, sound out, and ringing. Choose the name of your device that best matches the hardware you want to use. Definitely avoid generic single-word names like “default”, “hdmi”, “pulse”, and so on.
mine looks like:
HDA ATI SB (hw:SB,0)
Skype video settings:
In Skype, go to Video Devices. Try selecting your webcam from the list, and hit Test. My integrated HP webcam was previously setup automatically when I installed Fedora. Fedora has really improved their webcam support in this latest release. Almost every known webcam should work by now.
Now, you’re ready to make a call. Call “echo123″ first, to make sure your sound works. Call your friends, to make sure your video works
And thats pretty much it. Enjoy Skype 2 on 64 bit linux!
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6:24 pm - May 30th, 2009
Hi,
I used this and now skype is running all right on my machine.
Thanks a lot.
1:14 pm - June 3rd, 2009
Hi, good post. I have been wondering about this issue,so thanks for posting. I’ll definitely be coming back
7:25 pm - July 23rd, 2009
It’s better to leave Windows XP and just upgrade your laptop. It’s much better. Besides, Windows XP is way better then Windows Me. Windows Me is obsolete and many programs that can run with XP, can’t run with Me.
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