Skype64 or SIP alternative?

[Nuno Magalhães-2]

Greetings,

The only deb skype.com has is for i386 and i'm running AMD64.

So, i tried using the static version
(http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-static) both with "linux32
./skype" and just running the ./skype but i get the same result: it'll
start, try to log in and fail with "Another skype instance may exist".
There are no other instances.

I'm trying to use 2.0.0.72 but i'll gladly use any skype-compatible
foss SIP-alternative. My sound system is ALSA and i'm using unstable.
I also tried adding
deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ unstable non-free
but apt-cache will not find any package.

Any suggestions?

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Nuno Magalhães

[Ron Johnson]

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On 07/22/08 21:37, Nuno Magalhães wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> The only deb skype.com has is for i386 and i'm running AMD64.
>
> So, i tried using the static version
> (http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-static) both with "linux32
> ./skype" and just running the ./skype but i get the same result: it'll
> start, try to log in and fail with "Another skype instance may exist".
> There are no other instances.
>
> I'm trying to use 2.0.0.72 but i'll gladly use any skype-compatible
> foss SIP-alternative. My sound system is ALSA and i'm using unstable.
> I also tried adding
> deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ unstable non-free
> but apt-cache will not find any package.
>
> Any suggestions?

Hve you tried running it in a chroot, similar to how people run
Flash and Acroread?

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[Johann Spies]

On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 03:37:37AM +0100, Nuno Magalhães wrote:

> The only deb skype.com has is for i386 and i'm running AMD64.
>

I have it running on more than one 64-bit system. It is working but
not as well as on my Apple Macbook :(.

Install the ia-32 libraries and then the 32-bit deb with dpkg
--force-architecture...

Another way of doing it is to install a minimal 32-bit system in
Virtualbox-ose and run your Skype and other 32-bit stuff there when
you need it.

Regards
Johann

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[thveillon.debian]

  > On 07/22/08 21:37, Nuno Magalhães wrote:

>> Greetings,
>>
>> The only deb skype.com has is for i386 and i'm running AMD64.
>>
>> So, i tried using the static version
>> (http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-static) both with "linux32
>> ./skype" and just running the ./skype but i get the same result: it'll
>> start, try to log in and fail with "Another skype instance may exist".
>> There are no other instances.
>>
>> I'm trying to use 2.0.0.72 but i'll gladly use any skype-compatible
>> foss SIP-alternative. My sound system is ALSA and i'm using unstable.
>> I also tried adding
>> deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ unstable non-free
>> but apt-cache will not find any package.
>>
>> Any suggestions?

Hi, first I have to write a short disclaimer because a few people might
jump from their seats and pop a few forehead veins ;-) , so whatever
comes next is bad, bad, and bad because it's bad :

that said, Ubuntu Medibuntu Skype static package works like a charm
without any chroot or further complication, it also has a good alsa
support so that sound can be mixed and you can hear Skype ring when
playing music...

You can grab the necessary packages "skype-static" and "skype-common"
(currently skype-static_2.0.0.72-0medibuntu1_amd64.deb and
skype-common_2.0.0.72-0medibuntu1_all.deb)

http://fr.packages.medibuntu.org/pool/non-free/s/skype/

or add medibuntu.org to your sources.list ONLY for that purpose and
comment it out after installing Skype. Install also necessary
dependencies which are all available from Lenny and Sid.

Did I mention that this is bad practice ? If your fridge stop working
after you install the packages and you can't have cold beer anymore
don't complain : you're on your own. That said I'm happily using it and
enjoy nice video conversations with my family from my Debian 64.

Good luck,

Tom

(In need of bad advices, rotten tricks, a nice system wreckage? Call me! ;-)


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