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Skype on Dapper: Dead Still

I recently downloaded Skype 1.4.0.99 (Beta) for Linux for the i386 platform. The fact that you have to go through no less than four pages just to get the right link is rather irritating.

I know now that Skype works great on Ubuntu Feisty, so I wondered if it would work on Dapper too. I clicked on the Ubuntu Dapper link (which I see has now been removed) and downloaded a file called skype-debian_1.4.0.99-1_i386.deb. In other words, clearly there is no difference between the Debian packages for Ubuntu Feisty, Ubuntu Dapper and Debian Etch.

I installed the package using dpkg and then got this:

charlvn@aurora:~$ skype
skype: error while loading shared libraries: libQtDBus.so.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
charlvn@aurora:~$ sudo apt-get check
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  skype: Depends: libasound2 (> 1.0.12) but 1.0.10-2ubuntu4 is installed
         Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.6-6) but 2.3.6-0ubuntu20.5 is installed
         Depends: libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1-12) but 1:4.0.3-1ubuntu5 is installed
         Depends: libqt4-core (>= 4.2.1) but 4.1.2-1ubuntu1.1 is installed
         Depends: libqt4-gui (>= 4.2.1) but 4.1.2-1ubuntu1.1 is installed
         Depends: libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1-12) but 4.0.3-1ubuntu5 is installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.
charlvn@aurora:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  skype
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 57 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 13.0MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 161660 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing skype ...
charlvn@aurora:~$

Ok, so let's see. I have everything, but the versions are too old. Coolness! This is excellent news! Now I have an excuse not to use Skype again (at least, on my reliable LTS desktop system). Give me my trusty Jabber/XMPP thank you very much! :P

Posted by Charl van Niekerk on Tuesday, September 25, 2007
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