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Distribution: Debian /Jessie/Stretch/Sid, Linux Mint DE
Posts: 5,195
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Must be some other problem. I have the Etch version running on Lenny on at least four computers (in various states of keeping current with dist-upgrade), two of them being 64-bits.
What exactly do you see (or do you not see) when you say 'it doesn work.
i have downloaded it directly from the website and after installation effort following is the output
debian:/home/anjum# cd /home/anjum/Desktop/Downloads
debian:/home/anjum/Desktop/Downloads# sudo dpkg -i ./skype-debian_2.0.0.72-1_i386.deb
dpkg: error processing ./skype-debian_2.0.0.72-1_i386.deb (--install):
package architecture (i386) does not match system (amd64)
Errors were encountered while processing:
./skype-debian_2.0.0.72-1_i386.deb
debian:/home/anjum/Desktop/Downloads#
dpkg: error processing ./skype-debian_2.0.0.72-1_i386.deb (--install):
package architecture (i386) does not match system (amd64)
Errors were encountered while processing:
./skype-debian_2.0.0.72-1_i386.deb
debian:/home/anjum/Desktop/Downloads#
from where do i get skype for amd64 bit?
The is no 64-bit Skype and I've written so many times - they just refuse to get their butts into gear and get the job done.
There are many 'how to' notes out there on setting up Skype under 64-bit Debian systems.
Distribution: Debian /Jessie/Stretch/Sid, Linux Mint DE
Posts: 5,195
Rep:
Basically you have to install ia32-libs and use
Code:
dpkg -i --force-architecture
It could be that dpkg complains about a missing library, so install that package as well.
And BTW if you had provided us with information about 64bit in the first place you had received this answer 3 days ago. We cannot smell that you are running 64bits and it is relevant enough to note. I even emphasized that I was running it on 32 and 64 bits.
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