Hi..
I think I am not the first one complaining about the skype configuration problem, I just want to add that the problem still persists even when installing with the .deb package.. I get the follwing error when I sudo dpkg -i skype_1.2.0.18-1_i386.deb
Selecting previously deselected package skype. (Reading database ... 57175 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking skype (from skype_1.2.0.18-1_i386.deb) ... dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of skype: skype depends on libqt3c102-mt (>= 3:3.3.3.2); however: Package libqt3c102-mt is not installed. dpkg: error processing skype (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing:
skype
which is the same library missing when installing from the source repository,,
Did any one manage to go through the installation successfully?? aaah by the way, apt-get install -f gives the same result.. Here it is
apt-get -f install skype Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done skype is already the newest version. You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these: The following packages have unmet dependencies: skype: Depends: libqt3c102-mt (>= 3:3.3.3.2) but it is not installable E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
( strange haa ??? in the second trial, after admitting that skype is the newest version, it complains dependency How is that ?? ) Help ???
download the static binary
Diaa Radwan
WORKED.. BUT ... !!!
Conceptor..
It worked.. I have downloaded the static library, compiled the skype file ...
BUT :( it only launches skype with the run command ./skype within the created directory, an icon added itself on the Gnome menu Applications->Internet->Skype but it cannot be launched,,
I did point the icon to the file at /usr/bin/skype (which I have known from the "which" command) but it does not work. To make things clear for you it does not even run from the terminal when I type "skype" it gives the following error, which means that the /ur/bin/skype is not the excutable file I think..
skype: error while loading shared libraries: libqt-mt.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Help ???? // Thanks
run ldconfig
Then try again
- I'm a code junkie security enthusiast
No executable path.. Strange !!
Hi Pronco..
I did install the libq3-mt library. I did skype install by untaring skype-1.2.0.18.tar.bz2 as recommended by Conceptor except this time the dynamic library and running library skype-1.2.0.18.tar.bz2 not the static skype_staticQT-1.2.0.18.tar.bz2 one. (I don't thnk it makes a difference). Well, I got the same result, skype is launched ONLY when executing the executable file within the created directory by ./skype. No icons are created, no excutable file /usr/bin/skype either ?? REALLY STRANGE..
Why I do not have this path any more /usr/bin/skype ?? Why "which skype" command leads to nothing?? It did before..
and still I did ldconfig -v, same thing..
Yes, I am using Debian, I am using Ubuntu Breezy,
Help?? Thanks a lot my friend :)
i swear it's easy
peace
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WORKED>> THANK YOU !!!!!
Bingo.. At last DarKness Wolf,,.. I really apologize for not following your steps last time. Yes I understand it now, it is easy, the forum in the link just corrects the error by simply editing the dependency file (control) by ORing the new library to the rare one. Good way out.. Afterwards I just created an icon on the menu and linked it to the executable path /usr/bin/skype as Conceptor suggested and BANG works ..
Thanks my friend
Thanks Conceptor as well for helping me..
Take care.. :)
remove the old one
I think thins quite normal ,you didn't remove the old installed version which needs the library .remove the old package then ln -s 'your skype executable' /usr/bin/skype
then try skype from anywhere it will work.
Diaa Radwan
something's wrong chaps..
Conceptor, Pronco
Thanks for the reply I actually did remove the old one completely. I even commented out the sources.list and did apt-get update to remove it completey from Synaptic. Also, I did a search and deleted all old skype files (dunno if this is OK :( ). When I ran the procedure again, ./skype, it executed but Skype looked ugly, it lacked the whole contact list despite the toolbar and menus working. But, the real weird thing is it did not locate an executable file at /usr/bin/skype this time, "which skype" leads to nothing (I don't know why) as well as no icon creation so I couldn't link it by ln -s. Pronco, I did ldconfig -v. No difference :(
Am I missing something guys ???
Thanks
Yousry
which distro are you using, debian?
What happens if you 'locate libqt-mt.so.3' ?
then reinstall skype as you did so it built the gnome icon
it was looking for a lib that wasn't there, by the look of it?
if you install libqt3-mt then try again it may help according to apt-cache, the library that it can't find is in that package
- I'm a code junkie security enthusiast
FIXED
Best Luck
peace
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