Skype does not work on Oracle enterprise Linux

davholla · 04-09-2011, 10:04 AM

When trying run Skype on Oracle Enterprise Linux
I get

Code:

 ./skype 
./skype: error while loading shared libraries: libQtDBus.so.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

If I use the static version I get

Code:

 ./skype 
./skype: /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.9' not found (required by ./skype)

Any ideas?

I have googled both of these but without sucessed.

If I try to install the latest version of GLIB I get

Code:

glib-1.2.10-20.el5.i386 already installed and latest version
Nothing to do

Peacedog · 04-10-2011, 03:50 PM

Hi davholla, Looks like you don't have the updated libstdc++.so.6 package installed. Try one of these.

http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat...(GLIBCXX_3.4.9)

Good luck. ;-)

davholla · 04-11-2011, 04:21 AM

Thanks for that but when I tried various packages e.g glibc-2.5-58.x86_64.rpm I got a message that it was already installed.
Do you know which package I need?

This is the version of glibc I have

Code:

 rpm -qa glibc
glibc-2.5-58

Peacedog · 04-11-2011, 07:52 PM

Looks like libstdc++.so.6.0.9 or newer includes GLIBCXX_3.4.9, which is what error says is missing.

Good luck. ;-)

davholla · 04-14-2011, 04:22 AM

Thanks for that when http://rpm.pbone.net/ is working I will try again.

Peacedog · 04-14-2011, 08:50 PM

There are more rpm databases.

http://www.rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2htm...(GLIBCXX_3.4.9)

Good luck. ;-)

davholla · 04-17-2011, 03:18 PM

Thanks for that. All the ones I found gave me dependcies problems - I will try again tomorrow.
Fortunately I don't need to use Skype at the moment !!!

Peacedog · 04-17-2011, 07:59 PM

Is there any particular reason you're intent on staying with Oracle when there are more mature Distros available with less problems and more documentation? Just curious.

Good luck. ;-)

davholla · 04-23-2011, 03:50 PM

Good question. I work with Oracle and need Oracle Linux to run Oracle R12 applications for private study reasons.
I tried to install it on Mandriva but it didn't work.
I don't have space for a dedicated PC (London houses are small) and my PC doesn't support virtulization.
Hence using Oracle Linux.

I did get Skype to start using the instructions here
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/`glibcxx_3-4-9-not-found-811663/

But I could not type my user name.

I am going to try wine.With Skype 4.1.0.179 - I can install but it can not connect to the internet

davholla · 04-23-2011, 04:10 PM

Code:

rpm -V qt qt-x11
prelink: /lib/libc-2.5.so has a dependency cycle
S.?.....    /usr/lib/qt-3.3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3.3.6
package qt-x11 is not installed

I get this which could be why Skype is not working.

Peacedog · 04-24-2011, 08:32 PM

I do believe qt-x11 is a required dependency of skype, along with libX11, libv4l, alsa-plugins-pulseaudio, libXScrnSaver. Check for all of those packages then try skype again.

Good luck. ;-)