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Anyone tried to install Skype in Debian Testing lately?
Code:
# dpkg -i skype-debian_4.1.0.20-1_i386.deb
(Reading database ... 178138 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace skype 4.1.0.20-1 (using skype-debian_4.1.0.20-1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement skype ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of skype:
skype depends on libqt4-dbus (>= 4:4.5.3); however:
Package libqt4-dbus:i386 is not configured yet.
skype depends on libqt4-network (>= 4:4.8.0); however:
Package libqt4-network:i386 is not configured yet.
skype depends on libqt4-xml (>= 4:4.5.3); however:
Package libqt4-xml:i386 is not configured yet.
skype depends on libqtcore4 (>= 4:4.7.0~beta1); however:
Package libqtcore4:i386 is not configured yet.
skype depends on libqtgui4 (>= 4:4.8.0); however:
Package libqtgui4:i386 is not configured yet.
skype depends on libqtwebkit4 (>= 2.1.0~2011week13); however:
Package libqtwebkit4:i386 is not installed.
skype depends on libxss1; however:
Package libxss1:i386 is not configured yet.
skype depends on libxv1; however:
Package libxv1:i386 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing skype (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
skype
It's demanding packages that are older than what I have installed.
I tried putting this in sources.list:
deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free
... but that directory doesn't exist and download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ won't let me have a directory listing.
Last edited by Quantumstate; 11-29-2012 at 10:34 AM.
Distribution: Debian Wheezy, Jessie, Sid/Experimental, playing with LFS.
Posts: 2,900
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Originally Posted by Quantumstate
Anyone tried to install Skype in Debian Testing lately?
Yes in Wheeezy amd64 and Sid amd64, it will not install even though it is supposed to be multiarch. If you are using Debian amd64 then sorry can't help you, if you are using Debian i386 load Squeeze into your sources list and force the install of the older packages. Not very tidy but it may work for you.
probably there are complete binaries available at skype.com that should work because they have the qt libraries compiled in. At least there were in the past, don't know the current state
It turns out that there's a bug in Debian that prevents install. If you go here down to 7.0+ at 64-bit, and read -all- the instructions, it will install. I have it working now.
Skype runs, and logs into my account, and I can hear audio, but when I speak it does not work through the call testing service. My mike seems to be dead. Maybe it's muted, but pulse mixer in xfce doesn't have a Mike setting.
Anyone had this experience?
Also I find in Advanced settings that incoming calls come in on port 3075. My firewall is very tight, so anyone know if this is TCP, or UDP?
Distribution: Debian Wheezy, Jessie, Sid/Experimental, playing with LFS.
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Yes I have read all the instructions, I cannot get the dependencies to install. There are more dependencies for 4.1 than there are for 4.0 and it just wont install for me on any of my current systems.
Distribution: Debian Wheezy, Jessie, Sid/Experimental, playing with LFS.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Quantumstate
Well, there aren't any dependencies for the method I'd described and used.
Tried again and Gdebi said there were 62 dependencies, couple of minutes later it is installed. Will test it tonight or tomorrow morning when a friend of mine gets online.
Distribution: Debian Wheezy, Jessie, Sid/Experimental, playing with LFS.
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Originally Posted by Quantumstate
You are just not getting what I am saying. I am trying to help you, even though no one is helping me.
Here are the instructions I followed, and they work (except for microphone):
There is no apt-get install, so there can be no dependencies. Use dpkg -i to install Skype.
Whoa there Quantumstate. I did get what you said and regardless of what you said Skype 4.1 would not install on my system. I followed the method in your prior posts and it did not work. I have been working on this since 4.1 was released and only now has it actually installed and the issue was skype required dependencies on my system that were not there and would not install until this morning.
Nothing worked, gdebi, dpkg, apt, nothing, until this morning. Thanks for your efforts I do appreciate them but it seems your problem was not the same as mine.
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