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[OscarTalks]

I took various different builds from the Skype website and combined them with the most suitable dependency libraries to create these experimental "standalone" versions which should be optimized for various different Puppies. The libs are placed in a private directory to avoid clashes and conflicts. Tested and all seem good here but no warranty. Uploaded for testing and comments, take the usual precautions if installing.

UPDATE:-
Version 4.2.0.13 is now out so I made some packages along the same lines.
They are here:-
http://smokey01.com/OscarTalks

I will leave the previous (4.2.0.11) versions here for now.
Read below for descriptions of the mixtures of Skype versions and dependency libraries.

Debian Wheezy Skype with official Debian Wheezy libs.

Skype-4.2.0.11-wheezy .SFS
download = http://www.datafilehost.com/download-31f6536f.html
md5sum = 554b68ba74c4f3b23e6809815e4b34b9

Skype-4.2.0.11-wheezy .PET
download = http://www.datafilehost.com/download-2915959d.html
md5sum = f6813a25af3c848f1a201f5f4c785091


Ubuntu Lucid (10.04) Skype with official Ubuntu Lucid libs. I note that the Skype website specifies Qt 4.7 whereas these are 4.6.2 but maybe this is OK for the Lucid build.

Skype-4.2.0.11-Lucid .SFS
download = http://www.datafilehost.com/download-1348b1a7.html
md5sum = ed82d870f78ffd8bf84e12b96aaeefef

Skype-4.2.0.11-Lucid .PET
download = http://www.datafilehost.com/download-7b2e8a4d.html
md5sum = f85f5cf1d4682d1d1b2427b9585f27c2


Dynamic Linux Skype with Pemasu's Exprimo libs. Also runs in Lucid Puppy.

Skype-4.2.0.11-Exprimo .SFS
download = http://www.datafilehost.com/download-9ef04d6d.html
md5sum = 33a37db067ac2b659ef6ddae687e270f

Skype-4.2.0.11-Exprimo .PET
download = http://www.datafilehost.com/download-199c86d7.html
md5sum = 06c6280b1d093a5e446d39cba9b9dacc


Ubuntu Precise (12.04) Skype with Pemasu's Precise libs.

Skype-4.2.0.11-Precise .SFS
download = http://www.datafilehost.com/download-1d2c4d21.html
md5sum = a66449c58fb82d34e6446dec77d56ea1

Skype-4.2.0.11-Precise .PET
download = http://www.datafilehost.com/download-c85b44f8.html
md5sum = 90f2a89077e989a7132982922acbf307


Dynamic Linux Skype with 01micko's Slacko 14.0 libs.

Skype-4.2.0.11-Slacko14.0 .SFS
download = http://www.datafilehost.com/download-b68d59f1.html
md5sum = 8e3da40434ee603d002395d4f37dd967

Skype-4.2.0.11-Slacko14.0 .PET
download = http://www1.datafilehost.com/d/3b8a7ad7
md5sum = 50f77524fb54fdd7f71580f99d4536f1


Same as Exprimo but with added Debian Squeeze libstdc++ private upgrade. I named it as "Racy", works in Racy 5.5 out of the box and also in Wary 5.5 if you install D-Bus from PPM (and reboot).

Skype-4.2.0.11-Racy .SFS
download = http://www.datafilehost.com/download-b650bdcf.html
md5sum = f0b1566d02542e3075778cf924f7fcaf

Skype-4.2.0.11-Racy .PET
download = http://www.datafilehost.com/download-9b0a5dfa.html
md5sum = 3453bc3df7f909f13fb1891008666fcd

[redandwhitestripes]

Tried the experimo files on Precise Pup and so far (*knock on wood*) it has proven to be stable and I even got Skype Call Recorder to detect it! Thank you so much.

[slenkar]

thanks!

[RickGT351]

Thanks OscarTalks. Downloaded the sfs and it works fine

[Geoffrey]

Works well, I also repackaged the Racy sfs for Carolina, thanks.

[bruno]

Works great on Dpup Wheezy 3.5.2.7

[sunburnt]

Hi Oscar; DataFileHost.com has a usless url also. Can we get your stuff uploaded elsewhere?

Ally ( I think he`s in the U.S.) has a site, and there`s Smokey in the land down under.

[greengeek]

[koulaxizis]

I tried the Slacko version, works great, thank you!!

Added to wiki: http://puppylinux.org/wikka/Skype

[OscarTalks]

sunburnt,
The original idea was to phase out DataFileHost and use Yandex Disk instead, but I am on the lookout for other options. Tried a couple of free host sites but neither seemed to work at all which was frustrating. Might give e-nautia a try if you think it is OK but some of these sites have daily usage limitations and stuff like that.

Meantime maybe we can ask ally to upload a copy of any package that interests you. I do speak to Smokey now and again but am reluctant to ask for space in my name. I am not sure how much capacity he has available and also I consider myself more of a student and experimenter than a "dev". Maybe we could ask him to upload a few packages to his public smokey01.com/menu area if you think it will help.


greengeek,
I believe the Precise version is OK in Upup Raring.
The "ducking" of incoming audio when you speak is probably an effect of the echo-cancellation / voice-activation mechanism. Really they should have an option to enable / disable that feature as it is not needed if you are wearing headphones, but is important for those people who try to use Skype via the speakers.

[koulaxizis]

[greengeek]

[OscarTalks]

koulaxizis,
Thanks for the suggestion. I signed up via your referral link and have uploaded some packages including the Skype ones so people can give it a try.
This is the link:-
https://copy.com/sjFkyXjQKUgb


sunburnt,
The download links for the packages remain unscrambled I think, although they are https and not http
I am able to download with wget using

[sunburnt]

Hi guys; My main thought here is to have at least a few world wide mirror sites for Puppy.

It`s far better to have a few "well posted" sites than everybody have dozens of their own.
# AND... New generations of Puppies will be able to use these sites for PPM repositories.
The PPMs could get package info from the sites and produce a list of pkgs. and types.

Smokey`s down under, and Ally`s in the U.S. ( I think...), and MU`s in Germany ( if still there...).

This would cover most of the world`s main continents.
Only Asia and South America left. But Germany and Australia are very close.


Oscar; The Copy site links look good. I`ll make some tests and let you know.
Suggestion: I think putting SFS and PET packages in separate dirs. would be good. Your call...

[koulaxizis]