Skype installation problem

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#1

I have choosen the Gnome desktop 64 bit Intel
I wanted to install the 32 bit Skype software but it did not work i get the message to install 2 libraries one of them for 32 bit support.

Can anyone tell me were to get these and will skype work. second question wat program can i use to work with MSN.

#2

libqt4-32bit
libqt4-x11-32bit

should do it. They are on your 64-bit media (DVD or online OSS repo).

#3

You can also use the precompiled version of skype, its available on the skype website.
http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-static

#4

Ok i copied the error reported need more hel iam new to linux how do i find and install the following files
ckage /tmp/skype-2.0.0.72-suse.i586.rpm could not be installed.

Details:
Subprocess failed. Error: RPM failed: warning: /tmp/skype-2.0.0.72-suse.i586.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID d66b746e
error: Failed dependencies:
libQtCore.so.4 is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-suse.i586
libQtDBus.so.4 is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-suse.i586
libQtGui.so.4 is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-suse.i586
libQtNetwork.so.4 is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-suse.i586

#5

First install those two packages I mentioned earlier.

#6

might sound stupid i am used to windows dos since 20 years how do i install this programs you are mentioning?

Do you chooose install software and then i cannot find the locataion on the DVD. Might be you could give me a hand in telling me which steps i have to do

#7

Start YaST, go to Software Management and search for those package names.

#8

Thanks a lot it works . Impressed of this forum and quick reply

i have One question left :

Which is the best MSN Messanger clone i could install?

#9

I don’t do IM, so somebody else might have to answer that. But IIRC pidgin handles many IM protocols.

BTW, don’t hesitate to start a new thread if you have a new query. Your question might not be seen if you just follow on. No need to try to save threads, they are not endangered.

#10

“best” or not i do not know (i seldom use any,but) Pidgin does LOTs of
protocols, including msn…

you can also search for and it install via yast > software management

WAIT, before you do that i guess i should say that MAYBE it has
already been installed, use Menu > Internet > Chat > Pidgin…

if not there now, it will be after you use yast to install…

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#11

I’ve got the same problem as PaardenVriend trying to install Skype on 64-bit SUSE 11.1, and I’m also a novice:

Package /tmp/skype-2.0.0.72-suse.i586-1.rpm could not be installed.

Details:
Subprocess failed. Error: RPM failed: warning: /tmp/skype-2.0.0.72-suse.i586-1.rpm: 
Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID d66b746e error: 
Failed dependencies:
	libQtCore.so.4 is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-suse.i586
	libQtDBus.so.4 is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-suse.i586
	libQtGui.so.4 is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-suse.i586
	libQtNetwork.so.4 is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-suse.i586

YaST Software Management does not list those libraries (is that what they are?).

What next?

#12

@Weyland-Yutani: Those are the two packages you need to install. They contain all of the libraries it says are missing.

#13

I have made a 64bit rpm from skype_ubuntu-2.0.0.72-1_amd64.deb using ‘alien’. It still requires the qt4-…-32bit packages but it installs and works. Just search for the file, download it, install alien, and from a terminal run:
su -c ‘alien -r skype_ubuntu-2.0.0.72-1_amd64.deb’
This will create skype-2.0.0.72-2.x86_64.rpm in the same folder.

Good luck