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Change root user
su -
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Install Needed Dependencies
yum install alsa-lib.i686 fontconfig.i686 freetype.i686 glib2.i686 libSM.i686 libXScrnSaver.i686 libXi.i686 libXrandr.i686 libXrender.i686 libXv.i686 libstdc++.i686 pulseaudio-libs.i686 qt.i686 qt-x11.i686 zlib.i686
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Download Latest Skype Static Package
cd /tmp
wget http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-beta-static
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Extract Skype
mkdir /opt/skype
tar xvf skype_static* -C /opt/skype --strip-components=1
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Create libtiff.so.4 link
cd /usr/lib
ln -s libtiff.so.3 /usr/lib/libtiff.so.4
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Create Launcher, Link icons, lang and sounds
ln -s /opt/skype/skype.desktop /usr/share/applications/skype.desktop
ln -s /opt/skype/icons/SkypeBlue_48x48.png /usr/share/icons/skype.png
ln -s /opt/skype/icons/SkypeBlue_48x48.png /usr/share/pixmaps/skype.png
touch /usr/bin/skype
chmod 755 /usr/bin/skype
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Open /usr/bin/skype with text editor and add following content:
#!/bin/sh
export SKYPE_HOME="/opt/skype"
$SKYPE_HOME/skype --resources=$SKYPE_HOME $*
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Start Skype
From command line use skype command
# skype
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