Slackware64-13.1: a minimal multilib for skype required

tramni1980 · 11-26-2010, 01:55 AM

Hello,
I am running Slackware64-13.1 on my laptop. I need to install skype on it. Searching this forum suggests that I install Alien Bob's multilib http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/...kware:multilib
However, skype is the only 32-bit package I need and I will not need to compile any 32-bit software. So what is the minimal multilib install (the minimal set of 32-bit libraries) that make it possible for the 32-bit Skype to run on a 64-bit system? Will running

Code:

ldd /usr/bin/skype

on my 32-bit desktop machine provide me that minimal list of 32-bit packages? Also, will the installation of these libraries somehow interefere with the original 64-bit system?

Thank you all for your attention.

Regards,
Martin

Linux.tar.gz · 11-26-2010, 07:50 AM

I saw no interference.
You can install all multilib using instructions provided in the link.

rfernandez · 11-26-2010, 01:57 PM

You can see the skype library dependencies by

Code:

$ readelf -a /usr/bin/skype | grep NEEDED

or

$ objdump -x /usr/bin/skype | grep NEEDED

both commands will show you the needed libraries by the application.

Quote:

Also, will the installation of these libraries somehow interefere with the original 64-bit system?

As Linux.tar.gz said, Alien Bob made this multilib system in such a way that it won't interfere with the 64-bit system, once Slackware is multilib-ready. So there's no problem on installing those packages, but read the entire article so you'll know exactly what it's doing.