Skype for Debian Lenny?

hulk321 · 11-19-2008, 08:06 AM

Skype website has software available for ETch which doesnt work with Lenny.

any link for Lenny version?

jlinkels · 11-19-2008, 07:38 PM

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.

jlinkels

pinniped · 11-19-2008, 09:10 PM

A statically linked version would not have any dependencies, so you could always try that (it's just a much bigger download).

jlinkels · 11-20-2008, 04:30 AM

Given the size of the file (15 MB) I assume the Etch version is statically linked. For Debian no alternatives are available.

jlinkels

hulk321 · 11-20-2008, 12:13 PM

I would say debian is a bit new for me so i would appriciate if i be guided step by step please.

hulk321 · 11-20-2008, 01:06 PM

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#

from where do i get skype for amd64 bit?

trickykid · 11-20-2008, 01:55 PM

Click the Static link by downloading it and doing it the old fashioned way by compiling it.

http://skype.com/download/skype/linux/choose/

pinniped · 11-20-2008, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hulk321

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.

jlinkels · 11-21-2008, 07:53 AM

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.

jlinkels

hulk321 · 11-21-2008, 09:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trickykid

Click the Static link by downloading it and doing it the old fashioned way by compiling it.

http://skype.com/download/skype/linux/choose/

Please guide me (step by step) how to compile it; if you have that much patience