Comments on: How To Install Skype 2.0 in Debian Lenny

By: Synergic

Synergic — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:45:15 +0000

For the AMD64 it should work what devian Said but for newbies who r used to interact with GUI more often, just type http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-static in a browser and save it.Then switch user and log in as root. Go to the location n copy it in /opt. Right click n extract all of it there. Rename the folder to Skype if u want. Right click n then properties n permissions. Allow read n right to the group ” others ” n check the check box “allow executing file as program”. just close it n get out of there immediatly ( just kiddin . Logout n log back in as you! then browse to /opt/skype. You’ll find two files with the name of skype.Through properties, copy the one witch is executable n has a weight! of 26 mb or so. then paste it neatly on your desktop. of course on your computer’s display’s desktop. Double click n it should work.

By: feline

feline — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:22:45 +0000

Thanks for this article! Very helpful! And thank for guys’ comments! Those helped me to solve some problems during installation.

By: rovertkinzer

rovertkinzer — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:00:14 +0000

works perfect on AMD64 with the add from Xtigyro!!!
thx

By: cocolocko

cocolocko — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:44:36 +0000

works perfekt like Devian Says -> http://www.debianadmin.com/how-to-install-skype-20-in-debian-lenny.html#comment-2851

I am using Debian v5.02

Thanks

By: GB

GB — Sun, 31 May 2009 17:27:11 +0000

its working .. thnaks

By: jayeola

jayeola — Tue, 05 May 2009 21:51:55 +0000

Worked first time

cat /etc/issue
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 \n \l

dpkg -l skype | grep ^ii
ii skype 2.0.0.72-1 Skype – Take a deep breath

By: Devian

Devian — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:01:21 +0000

dont “force” ur debian amd64 to install a 32bit package
What we need to do is get this file http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-static
Now we move the contents of the file to let’s say /opt/Skype
Create a script to launch skype
vi /usr/bin/skype
and put this into the script:
#!/bin/bash cd /opt/Skype ./skype
then give permissions
chmod +x /usr/bin/skype
Now we need to copy the launcher from skype directory to the apps directoy
cp /opt/Skype/skype.desktop /usr/share/applications/skype.desktop
and modify the file
vi /usr/share/applications/skype.desktop
and change from this
[Desktop Entry] Name=Skype Comment=Skype Internet Telephony Exec=skype Icon=skype.png Terminal=0 Type=Application Encoding=UTF-8 Categories=Network;Application;
to this
[Desktop Entry] Name=Skype Comment=Skype Internet Telephony Exec=skype Icon=/opt/Skype/icons/SkypeBlue_48x48.png Terminal=0 Type=Application Encoding=UTF-8 Categories=Network;Application;
now we need to install some packages
apt-get install ia32-libs ia32-libs-gtk
and thats it u can have skype working
i’ve install skype in my Debian Lenny amd64 it works perfect

By: odoepner

odoepner — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:00:00 +0000

Hi folks,

What Sia wrote is the right way to do this.

I just created a file
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/skype.list with this one line in it:

deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free

Then apt-get update and apt-get install skype as root.

As far as I know the Skype repository currently does not provide signed packages. You have to explicitly say “y” when you get this message:

WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
skype
Install these packages without verification [y/N]? y

cheers
Oliver

By: ironnickel

ironnickel — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:56:49 +0000

The instructions worked fine for me – Debian Lenny 5 from a Linux Format disc. All the dependencies were already satisfied so it was just a case of issuing;

dpkg -i skype-debian_2.0.0.72-1_i386.deb

By: cj1kenobi

cj1kenobi — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:34:17 +0000

Great! I just had a little problem cuz Deb was telling me that libasound2 was already installed on it’s latest version. All I did was follow the instructions Deb gave me to fix the problem which is type apt-get install-f
I did that and the problem was fixed!
I’m kinda new to this Linux thingy, so it’s a huge step to actually install skype (I know this is simple to you all, but is a big step for me …..yay!!!! =D )

By: nikos

nikos — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 14:39:21 +0000

I downloaded the skype 2xxxxx.deb file from the site of skype and I tried to install it using the instruction: “dpkg -i skype2.0—–.deb” and it had some dependency problems. It required some libraries to be intalled first as it has been mentioned above.I solve the problem by using the instruction:
“apt-get install -f” which fixed everything. Now it works fine.

note:
-I have debian lenny installed.
-Iam a newbie to linux world,so I am sure there are more than one solutions.

By: JOHN

JOHN — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:45:25 +0000

THANKS Worked great for me on debian gnu/linux
lenny 5.0.0. and i am new to this just installed debian last night .

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

By: andr01d

andr01d — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:26:21 +0000

hi. came across skype procdure for ‘lenny’ your procedure worked for me. thanks.

By: Xtigyro

Xtigyro — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:24:54 +0000

The Debian Skype Repo is not available any more. You have to install it by hand in console as it’s mentioned above.

If you use the ‘AMD64′ version of Debian Etch/Lenny, you have to use the ‘–force-all’ option in console:

dpkg -i –force-all skype-debian_2.0.0.72-1_i386.deb

Cheers.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:54:36 +0000

Great notes Gogs – many thanks. It only took a couple of minutes – just had to add libxss1 as an extra dependency. Next task (which I’m sure will be MUCH tougher) is to try the webcam …. !

By: Sia

Sia — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:12:12 +0000

another way, you can put the APT into sourceslist
# vim /etc/apt/sources.list
ADD:
deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free
then
aptitude update
to install the skype:
# aptitude install skype
i test it under Lenny and Etch,Ubuntu Hadry worked fine

best regards

By: Reincarnator²

Reincarnator² — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:32:29 +0000

When i installed Skype 2, I also had to install qt4 libs there >_<

By: mike sliney

mike sliney — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:42:59 +0000

I have Lenny and your instructions worked for me thanks very much.

By: Bogô

Bogô — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:59:06 +0000

I got some problems installing in Lenny, it depends of qt4-core and qt4-gui, but when i tryed to install it, i get problems with dependencie of:
libqtcore4 (= 4.4.0-4)
libqt4-network (= 4.4.0-4)
libqt4-script (= 4.4.0-4)
libqt4-xml (= 4.4.0-4)
libqt4-dbus (= 4.4.0-4)
libqt4-test (= 4.4.0-4)
libqtgui4 (= 4.4.0-4)
libqt4-svg (= 4.4.0-4)
libqt4-opengl (= 4.4.0-4)
libqt4-designer (= 4.4.0-4)
libqt4-assistant (= 4.4.0-4)
I fixed by changing adding etch repositories and running:
apt-get install libasound2 libc6 libgcc1 libqt4-core libqt4-gui libsigc++-2.0-0c2a libstdc++6 libx11-6

[]’s

By: Gian Carlo

Gian Carlo — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:26:27 +0000

Why did you add “Lenny” in title of the posting when Skype “deb” file exists only for “Etch”?

Moreover, I think you should not expect every window/desktop manager has a default “Applications->Internet” menu or uses the shortcut “ALT+F2″ to run a program (I am a WMaker user).

BTW, thanks for your short notes.