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  bunzip2 Download/skype*
 
  bunzip2 Download/skype*
 
  [[tar]] xvf Download/skype*.tar
 
  [[tar]] xvf Download/skype*.tar
* copy the files so you can have skype in the launcher
 
[[sudo]] [[cp]] skype*/skype.desktop /usr/share/applications/
 
[[sudo]] [[cp]] skype*/skype /bin
 
  
 
== SUSE 11.2 ==
 
== SUSE 11.2 ==

Revision as of 08:42, 29 December 2011

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

Get it

To get Skype, find out your distribution and proceed accordingly

Ubuntu 11.10 32bit

This example has been tested on 2011-12-28 on Ubuntu 11.10 32bit. Other distributions should work same or similar:

bunzip2 Download/skype*
tar xvf Download/skype*.tar

SUSE 11.2

This example has been tested on 2010-06-03 on SUSE Linux 11.2. Other distributions should work same or similar:

yast -i xorg-x11-libXv-32bit
bunzip2 Download/skype*
tar xvf Download/skype*.tar

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

See also