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01-06-2014, 02:02 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jan 2014
Posts: 17
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Skype not working on 14.1
Hey guys, I cannot get Skype working for the life of me. I have everything that I need going besides Skype.
Does anybody have a link to any docs that would help me get Skype installed? I have really searched hard, it would really be appreciated.
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01-06-2014, 02:09 PM
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Registered: Nov 2008
Location: USA
Distribution: Arch 64-bit
Posts: 159
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Have you tried installing the SlackBuild here? You also need multilib working if you have a 64bit install, as Skype is a 32bit binary only. The documentation for multilib is here.
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01-06-2014, 02:10 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Nov 2013
Location: Brazil
Distribution: Slackware
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I've setup multilib using Alien's tutorial and installed skype using sbopkg and it is working fine.
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01-06-2014, 02:10 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: May 2010
Location: Planet Earth
Distribution: Debian
Posts: 1,030
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01-06-2014, 03:39 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jan 2014
Posts: 17
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I'm a little confused by this step.
* First, you will upgrade your 64bit Slackware gcc and glibc packages to their
multilib versions by running the command:
# upgradepkg --reinstall --install-new *.t?z
What am I actually upgrading here? Sorry for the dumb question
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01-06-2014, 03:45 PM
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Registered: Nov 2008
Location: USA
Distribution: Arch 64-bit
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You are upgrading gcc and glibc, the programs that compile C source code and libraries. By doing this, you will be able to use those programs to compile not only 64-bit binaries, but also 32-bit binaries.
You must have a 32-bit version of every dependency that Skype needs to run, and then a 32-bit version of all of THEIR dependencies, etc, so it's good to have gcc/glibc upgraded to multilib, as well as installing alot of those 32-bit compatibility libraries.
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01-06-2014, 03:46 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Nov 2013
Location: Brazil
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 1,223
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Quote:
Originally Posted by burgler09
I'm a little confused by this step.
* First, you will upgrade your 64bit Slackware gcc and glibc packages to their
multilib versions by running the command:
# upgradepkg --reinstall --install-new *.t?z
What am I actually upgrading here? Sorry for the dumb question
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You are reinstalling t?z packages (the ? stands either for x (txz package) or a g (tgz package), it could stand for every character but for slack's context that is what it means. The command assumes you are working on the directory they are located, hence no path for any directory. I might have not explained it very well because of my english but I think you can get it.
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01-06-2014, 03:48 PM
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Member
Registered: Jul 2004
Distribution: Void Linux, former Slackware
Posts: 498
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ukiuki
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+1 good to know before decide to dive into a pit full of snakes
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01-06-2014, 04:14 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jan 2014
Posts: 17
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Quote:
Originally Posted by moisespedro
You are reinstalling t?z packages (the ? stands either for x (txz package) or a g (tgz package), it could stand for every character but for slack's context that is what it means. The command assumes you are working on the directory they are located, hence no path for any directory. I might have not explained it very well because of my english but I think you can get it.
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Wow, I'm feeling dumb. I was actually trying to go through and upgrade every file one by one. I guess I should think less and just follow the guide better haha.
Thank you for all the help. Everything seems to be working now.
---------- Post added 01-06-14 at 04:15 PM ----------
Quote:
Originally Posted by zuzoa
Have you tried installing the SlackBuild here? You also need multilib working if you have a 64bit install, as Skype is a 32bit binary only. The documentation for multilib is here.
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Thank you, everything is fully functional now!
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01-06-2014, 04:25 PM
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Member
Registered: Nov 2008
Location: USA
Distribution: Arch 64-bit
Posts: 159
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You're welcome! Don't forget to mark your thread as solved using the Thread Tools button at the top of the thread.
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01-06-2014, 04:37 PM
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Moderator
Registered: Dec 2009
Location: Germany
Distribution: Whatever fits the task best
Posts: 17,148
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Now that you have it working let me tell you that you don't need multilib just to use Skype, Slacky.eu offers a package for 64 bit that comes with all dependencies: http://www.slacky.eu/asche64/pkgs/in...er=17&pkg=2111
Last edited by TobiSGD; 01-06-2014 at 05:35 PM.
Reason: added missing words
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01-06-2014, 04:37 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Nov 2013
Location: Brazil
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 1,223
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You are welcome
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01-07-2014, 11:28 AM
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Member
Registered: Sep 2012
Distribution: Slackware-15
Posts: 121
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ukiuki
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Thanks for the links.
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1 members found this post helpful.
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01-13-2014, 12:23 PM
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Member
Registered: Oct 2006
Location: Bulgaria
Distribution: Slackware64 14.1, CentOS 7
Posts: 108
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TobiSGD
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That package is not working for me. It installs well but freezes all the time. Don't know what the problem is.
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01-14-2014, 07:48 AM
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Member
Registered: Oct 2009
Location: Italy
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 983
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kairen
That package is not working for me. It installs well but freezes all the time. Don't know what the problem is.
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Can you give me more details?
On my pc the package works well (but I tested no video/audio call).
When it freezes? What mean "freeze"?
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