I have installed Skype successfully on OpenSuse 11+, but it won't run

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I see the Skype icon, and click on it, but nothing happens. I have rebooted.

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chunnel wrote:

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> I see the Skype icon, and click on it, but nothing happens. I have
> rebooted.
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>

Hi,
Try running it from terminal maybe.

No Signature this time…

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Please, what is openSUSE 11+ ? openSUSE-11.3 ? 11.4 ? or is this SLED 11 ?

What version of Skype ? ie what is the output of:


rpm -q '*skype*'

Did Skype ever run ?

Further to what riderplus noted, if it still fails to launch when opening a terminal/bash shell and typing:


skype

what error do you get ?

Some users who had Skype working and then find it stops working, find if they remove the file /home/username/.Skype/shared.xml they have better luck in starting Skype.

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Do you have a 64-bit system? In this case you proabably need some additional
32-bit libraries.

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On 10/23/2011 07:56 PM, chunnel wrote:
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> I see the Skype icon, and click on it, but nothing happens. I have
> rebooted.
>
>
in addition to the other requests for information, i have one:

How did you install Skype?

and, if your answer is not “followed http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Skype”
then you need to…

–
DD
http://tinyurl.com/DD-Caveat
openSUSE®, the “German Automobiles” of operating systems

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You can also try installation from a one-click installer http://software.opensuse.org/ymp/home:Lord_LT/openSUSE_11.4/skype.ymp?base=openSUSE%3A11.4&query=skype and see if you get any joy.

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That did it. I guess I needed 32 bit drivers. I’m still new to Linux and I’m finding it is not as simple as saying I installed it and it doesn’t work.

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On 10/24/2011 01:36 AM, chunnel wrote:
> I’m still new to Linux and I’m finding it is not as simple as saying I installed it and it doesn’t work.

as you know there is no money needed to buy your way into Linux…but,
there is a cost (in time, effort and frustration) to climb the “steep
learning curve”…but, look at all of that as an investment in you
and enjoy the climb…

soon (eventually?), you will find less frustration and more FUN!!

and, the climb is WELL worth the effort…keep asking, keep learning…

–
DD
openSUSE®, Zen and the Art of Operating System Magic