skype doesnt work

> skype
skype: error while loading shared libraries: libpng12.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

what is the output of:

uname -m

and

zypper wp libpng12.so.0

yukawa@linux-qyhg:~> uname -m
i686
yukawa@linux-qyhg:~> zypper wp libpng12.so.0
Loading repository data…
Reading installed packages…
S | Name | Type | Version | Arch | Repository
–±-----------±--------±-----------±-----±-----------------------
| libpng12-0 | package | 1.2.44-2.1 | i586 | openSUSE-11.3-Oss
| libpng12-0 | package | 1.2.44-2.1 | i586 | openSUSE-11.3-Oss
| libpng12-0 | package | 1.2.44-2.1 | i586 | openSUSE-11.3 11.3-1.82

here what I got

OK try this:

Log in as root with:

su -

then install that dependency (libpng12-0):

zypper in libpng12-0

You may have to repeat this for other dependencies.

Am 28.09.2010 10:36, schrieb novilik:
>
> Code:
> --------------------
> > skype
> skype: error while loading shared libraries: libpng12.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
> --------------------
>
>

If that’s a64 bit system you additionally need

  • xorg-x11-libXv-32bit
  • libqt4-32bit
  • libqt4-x11-32bit
  • libpng12-0-32bit


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Solved! Thanks mate!

Your welcome :slight_smile: