• Registered: 2010-04-11
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Topic: [Solution] Getting Skype to work

Hi All,

I am a longtime reader, first time poster. I installed Statler 64bit last night and I am really loving it. Installed and ran like a dream, considering it is only alpha. The only problem I came across was the dreaded Skype. But through some perseverance, I managed to get it to work. So I thought I would post my solution here.

First download debian version of  Skype. This should be a 32bit (i386) .deb package.

Then install a few extra 32bit packages.

  • sudo apt-get install ia32-libs libqt4-core libqt4-gui libxss1 libxss1-dbg libxss-dev

Now force skype 32bit to install.

  • sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture skype-debian_*****_i386.deb

***** put in here the version of Skype you downloaded

Now hopefully Skype should be working.

If not, there is one more thing you can do. But I really don’t recommend it.

  • sudo chmod a-r /usr/lib32/libpulse{-simple.so.0.0.2,.so.0.8.0,common-0.9.15.so}

This stops the Pulse Audio drives from being readable, from what I can gather.

I hope someone finds this of use. Sorry if it is a bit rudimentary but I am just an average uses who likes to tweak every now and then.

  • Registered: 2010-03-25
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Re: [Solution] Getting Skype to work

Hmmm ia32-libs is not found when I apt-get...
The microphone still isn't shown in the Sound settings in Skype, but there's surround sound and sub-woofer which I don't even have tongue

~lifestream
  • Registered: 2010-04-11
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Re: [Solution] Getting Skype to work

Hmmm that is strange. I setup Skype on a clean installation. Try running:

  • sudo apt-get update

  • sudo apt-get upgrade

and try again installing ia32-libs

The crazy sound devices are something to do with Skype I think. As I had them when running Skype on #! 9.04 I just set all these setting to Default device and it works. But it may also have something to do with you missing the ALSA library which comes with ia32-libs.

I hope this solve your problems.

  • From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Registered: 2010-02-23
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Re: [Solution] Getting Skype to work

I believe the libs you want are ia32-libs-gtk these are what came up with apt-cache search smile

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  • Registered: 2010-03-25
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Re: [Solution] Getting Skype to work

Apollo wrote:

I believe the libs you want are ia32-libs-gtk these are what came up with apt-cache search smile

Argh, not found either. Snap!

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  • Registered: 2010-04-12
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Re: [Solution] Getting Skype to work

Has anyone had any luck locating ia32-libs? I'd like to try and get Skype up and running if possible.

  • Registered: 2010-03-25
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Re: [Solution] Getting Skype to work

I was able to get it to work without installing that ia32-libs package. It's funny. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Same goes for Second Life voice chat.

Sometimes, the list of sound devices in skype shows the correct devices, as I have in the mixer, then the voice picks as soon as I choose "Capture HDA Intel S-something hw(0,1)".

But, some other times, instead of giving me anything useful, it I get sound devices I don't even own, like, pulseaudio, surround audio.... and then I can't see the Capture device anywhere...! So then the microphone doesn't work!


I wonder why this happens! It's driving me nuts! Clearly it works, so why doesn't it work all the time?

Last edited by wishwish (2010-04-13 05:44:37)

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  • Registered: 2010-04-11
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Re: [Solution] Getting Skype to work

Hi all,

I just sudo apt-get install ia32-libs and it worked fine. But if you are having problems I found the ia32-libs here.

http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/ia32-libs

  • Registered: 2010-03-25
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Re: [Solution] Getting Skype to work

It Just Works now, event without that package! Yahooooooooo!!! Thank you for your solution!

~lifestream
  • Registered: 2010-04-12
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Re: [Solution] Getting Skype to work

I can also confirm that it works without the ia32-libs package installed.
Here's the link for the Skype beta for debian lenny that I used.
<http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/s … nux/choose>

  • Registered: 2010-06-07
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Re: [Solution] Getting Skype to work

Hi,
It works as Archaesoft described, but you don't need the libqt4 libs... I've only installed :
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs ia32-libs-gtk libxss1

  • GuruX
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Re: [Solution] Getting Skype to work

The ia32-libs on seem to be available for 64-bit versions.
I installed the dependencies according to the first post, without ia32-libs and then gdebi-gtk installed skype from the deb for lenny from skype.com Didn't report and dependence for ia32-libs.
Seems to be working.

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Re: [Solution] Getting Skype to work

I just added....
deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free
and installed it through synaptic, it installed everything that was needed and works perfect.

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Re: [Solution] Getting Skype to work

GuruX wrote:

The ia32-libs on seem to be available for 64-bit versions.

ia32-libs are the libraries for the 32bit architecture. If your running  a 32bit machine, then these libraries are useless, you already have the right version. Its for a 64bit OS which has programs that can only use the 32bit libraries.

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Re: [Solution] Getting Skype to work

FiniteStateMachine wrote:
GuruX wrote:

The ia32-libs on seem to be available for 64-bit versions.

ia32-libs are the libraries for the 32bit architecture. If your running  a 32bit machine, then these libraries are useless, you already have the right version. Its for a 64bit OS which has programs that can only use the 32bit libraries.

Haha, that kind of explains it... =oD

  • Registered: 2009-07-30
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Re: [Solution] Getting Skype to work

I just attempted this and it did not work. I would love to get Skype working on #! 10.

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  • From: Johannesburg, SA
  • Registered: 2010-03-04
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Re: [Solution] Getting Skype to work

I downloaded the .deb file (Skype Version 2.1.0.81) and it installed with no hassles at all.

  • From: London
  • Registered: 2009-07-19
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Re: [Solution] Getting Skype to work

If you're on 64-bit, can't you just use the Ubuntu 64-bit .deb? It seems like it has all dependencies satisfied, although I haven't tried it yet.

Edit: Nope, doesn't work. Crashes with "Inconsistency detected by ld.so: dl-open.c: 611: _dl_open: Assertion `_dl_debug_initialize (0, args.nsid)->r_state == RT_CONSISTENT' failed!"

Last edited by mattatron (2010-07-04 12:15:57)

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  • From: Texas
  • Registered: 2010-07-14
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Re: [Solution] Getting Skype to work

I got skype working on Statler 64-bit by following the Debian Wiki Skype page http://wiki.debian.org/skype

sudo aptitude install ia32-libs ia32-libs-gtk libqt4-core libqt4-gui

Then installing the Ubuntu 64-bit .deb from skype's site.

I then (just as the wiki says) got an error:
Inconsistency detected by ld.so: dl-open.c: 643: _dl_open: Assertion `_dl_debug_initialize (0, args.nsid)->r_state == RT_CONSISTENT' failed!

which is fixed with:

sudo chmod a-r /usr/lib32/libpulse{-simple.so.0.0.2,.so.0.8.0,common-0.9.15.so}

Now Skype's good to go!

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  • Registered: 2010-06-17
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Re: [Solution] Getting Skype to work

Awesome, this worked for me.  All i had to do after installing skype was change the audio settings to use the mic on my webcam.  Thanks for the help big_smile

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  • Registered: 2010-06-27
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Re: [Solution] Getting Skype to work

Guys,

A favour, can you please say whether you are using the 32bit (i386 - i686) version or the 64bit (AMD64) version. It can be confusing when following a thread and one moment everything is working and then the next entry says it's not et al... Then you discover that what worked was 32bit (or vice versa).

Thanks

  • From: Texas
  • Registered: 2010-07-14
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Re: [Solution] Getting Skype to work

Sailorxyz wrote:

Guys,

A favour, can you please say whether you are using the 32bit (i386 - i686) version or the 64bit (AMD64) version. It can be confusing when following a thread and one moment everything is working and then the next entry says it's not et al... Then you discover that what worked was 32bit (or vice versa).

Thanks

The original post was for 64-bit, so solutions have been for 64-bit.
Try the link in my post, it clearly indicates 32-bit and 64-bit solutions.
EDIT: here it is just in case http://wiki.debian.org/skype

Last edited by valbaca (2010-07-18 23:46:34)

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Re: [Solution] Getting Skype to work

Just want to note that the proposed solution works like a charm!

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Re: [Solution] Getting Skype to work

This is what I did :

by Doruletz on September 11th, 2010, 12:51 am

How to make virtually any webcam work with Skype in Linux Mint 9 Isadora - Gnome 32-Bit:

(1) Install Skype v2.1.081 Beta either via Terminal (sudo apt-get install skype) or via Software Manager
(2) Install Video4Linux Control Panel (v4l2ucp) either via Terminal (sudo apt-get install v4l2ucp) or via Software Manager
(3) Run "v4l2ucp" from a Terminal (sudo v4l2ucp)
(4) From the top bar, select 'preview'.
(5) Select 'configure preview'.
(6) In the 'application to use line' replace mplayer with Skype.
(7) Click 'OK" and close the sub-menu.
(8) In the preview menu, select "start preview"
(9) This will start your Skype program. Sign in with your Username and Password and you are ready to go with Video Calls (just to make sure everything works, test your video - from Skype menu go to Options and Video Devices)

and added step 10 to this list
(10) Create Skype entry in openbox menu and in the command box put "env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l2convert.so skype" without the quotes.

This worked for the 32-bit version of Statler 10 on my Dell Mini 9 Netbook.

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Re: [Solution] Getting Skype to work

Running 64-bit on my side.
Mine Got past the log-in-menu with the instructions from the first post. Which made me very glad because I lived a week or so without skype when I saw The Gap in the Debian 64 repositories(Joke). Thank-you, thank-you Archaesoft! Now its only up to drivers, I'll inform you guy's later if everything worked big_smile

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