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<metadesc>Yes you can use skype under Linux. Here is how to install and run it.</metadesc>
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;Note: This is an old guide, kept here to show how it used to be in earlier times. Today you would typically use browser-based web conferencing software to stay in contact.
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[[Skype]] is a [[program]] to do [[video]] phone calls over the [[network]].
 
[[Skype]] is a [[program]] to do [[video]] phone calls over the [[network]].
  
 
= Get it =
 
= Get it =
Download Skype from http://www.skype.com. The following example has been tested on 2010-06-03. It takes SUSE Linux 11.2 as example. Other distributions should work same or similar:
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To download and [[install]] Skype, [[find out your distribution]] and proceed accordingly
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! SUSE 12.2 till 13.2
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This example has been tested on 2014-12-12 on SUSE Linux 13.2. Other distributions should work same or similar:
 
* Surf to http://www.skype.com
 
* Surf to http://www.skype.com
* Choose "Get Skype -> Get Skype for Linux -> Download now -> Static"
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* Choose "Downloads -> Choose your distribution -> Dynamic". The download starts.
 
* [[open a console]]
 
* [[open a console]]
 
* [[find out if you have a 32bit or 64bit system]]
 
* [[find out if you have a 32bit or 64bit system]]
* if you have an X64 operating system, install a graphical library:
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* if you have an X64 operating system, install some libraries:
  yast -i xorg-x11-libXv-32bit
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  yast -i libQtWebKit4-32bit libqt4-32bit libXss1-32bit libXv1-32bit
 
* [[unpack]] the file:
 
* [[unpack]] the file:
bunzip2 Download/skype*
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  tar xvjf Downloads/skype*.bz2
  tar xvf Download/skype*.tar
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= Run it =
 
= Run it =
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== Audio ==
 
== Audio ==
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Audio has been improved a lot with Skype 4 from 2012.
 
* [http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/2008.1_Errata#No_sound_in_Skype Does not work with Mandriva 2008]
 
* [http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/2008.1_Errata#No_sound_in_Skype Does not work with Mandriva 2008]
 
* [http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/2009.0_Errata Does not work with Mandriva 2009]
 
* [http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/2009.0_Errata Does not work with Mandriva 2009]
  
 
= See also =
 
= See also =
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* [[use a webcam with Linux]]
 
* http://www.ehow.com/how_5575179_use-skype-through-proxy.html - use skype via a proxy
 
* http://www.ehow.com/how_5575179_use-skype-through-proxy.html - use skype via a proxy
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Latest revision as of 11:53, 3 January 2021


Note
This is an old guide, kept here to show how it used to be in earlier times. Today you would typically use browser-based web conferencing software to stay in contact.

Skype is a program to do video phone calls over the network.

Get it

To download and install Skype, find out your distribution and proceed accordingly

Run it

  • run skype:
cd skype*
./skype

Configure it

You will now have to select "Options -> Sound Devices -> Make a test call" and experiment a bit with what Sound Card you use. "Make a test call" will explain everything to you.

Problems

Audio

Audio has been improved a lot with Skype 4 from 2012.

See also