Skype 'musings' & related stuff...

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tony · #16 Post by **tony** » Wed 14 Jun 2017, 10:28

Hi Mike,

When I tried to use Skype I got very low audio output.

I installed apulse from :-

http://smokey01.com/OscarTalks/apulse-0.1.10-x86_64.pet

I got better audio out.

BUT --- Skype no longer finds my microphone.

Been here before I think.

Regards Tony.

Mike Walsh · #17 Post by **Mike Walsh** » Wed 14 Jun 2017, 12:20

Hi, Tony.

Yah, I'm finding the same problem, mate. I'm actually getting audio, after installing PulseAudio through the PPM, but it's coming out all slow & garbled.

Mind you, I use a headset; I don't use the webcam's built-in mike at all.

If you install PulseAudio, you need to ensure it's started by entering

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pulseaudio --start

...in the terminal, before attempting to use Skype. We have M$ to thank for the need for PulseAudio, unfortunately. Also, make sure (by using Retrovol) that 'Capture' is set no more than halfway up the scale, and that 'Capture Sound' is set to 'Mic'.

You'll need to experiment to find out which 'Mic' to use in the 'Mic Select' box.....

Mike.

watchdog · #18 Post by **watchdog** » Wed 14 Jun 2017, 12:46

If you use pulseaudio then you can have to change the following lines in /etc/pulse/default.pa according to your hardware. Type in console:

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arecord -l

With my hardware I have:

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# arecord -l
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: AD198x Analog [AD198x Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Venu [Vimicro USB 2.0 PC Camera (Venu], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
#

I my situation the correct lines in default.pa are:

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load-module module-alsa-sink device=hw:1,0
load-module module-alsa-source device=hw:0,0

to use default mic and auricolar or:

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load-module module-alsa-sink device=hw:1,0
load-module module-alsa-source device=hw:1,0

to use the webcam mic and auricolar. After using skype I suggest to stop the pulseaudio daemon with:

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pulseaudio --kill

For tahr64 read:

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 004#957004

watchdog · #19 Post by **watchdog** » Mon 03 Jul 2017, 06:47

3 July 2017: skype4.3 continues to work for me. What are the decisions of Microsoft?

ac2011 · #20 Post by **ac2011** » Mon 03 Jul 2017, 09:14

Still working here too. Not that I'm complaining...

torm · #21 Post by **torm** » Sat 08 Jul 2017, 05:16

Wire ?
Hmm.. some names from early Skype?
Location is changed, however..

Will see if it's any good..

rockedge · #22 Post by **rockedge** » Sat 08 Jul 2017, 17:37

glad I checked this thread again! So I start my Skype 4.3.0.37 and it still works as well! I started just using the Skype Linux Beta 64 bit and it worked okay to type chats but not much else worked yet.

Totally happy that the Skype 4.3 is still functioning! Thanks to you guys I looked again!

ac2011 · #23 Post by **ac2011** » Tue 11 Jul 2017, 05:24

It may not last for long, though. When I tried a Skype call it took three attempts to connect and threw up a warning saying I was using an out-of-date version and may not be able to connect. Then it worked. So it probably isn't going to work for much longer.

Mike Walsh · #24 Post by **Mike Walsh** » Tue 11 Jul 2017, 08:46

I didn't want to be the bearer of 'bad tidings', but, er.........I did feel the community had a right to know.

I guess it's the same as other stuff; if M$ hadn't had such a stranglehold with Windoze & Skype, after having bought the latter out, I rather suspect development would have gone in a completely different direction.

There again, having said that, we might not have had the plethora of available choice that we now have; there wouldn't have been the incentive!

Mike.

watchdog · #25 Post by **watchdog** » Sat 02 Sep 2017, 08:15

Skypeforlinux 64 bit is still in development and has malfunctions. I downloaded:

https://repo.skype.com/deb/pool/main/s/ ... _amd64.deb

and tried it in slacko64 700b. Libsecret is needed from PPM. It starts but no webcam and no SMS. Skype 4.3 32 bit is still working.

snayak · #26 Post by **snayak** » Fri 10 Nov 2017, 06:40

On Nov 7th they stopped skype 4.3 to login.

ozsouth · #27 Post by **ozsouth** » Wed 15 Nov 2017, 12:46

Skype for Linux - latest beta (8.10.0.4) working in Slacko64 kernel 4.4.70. Requires libsecret.so.1.0 & libgcrypt.so.11 & restart jwm after install.
https://go.skype.com/skypeforlinux-64.deb

watchdog · #28 Post by **watchdog** » Wed 15 Nov 2017, 13:04

I found that you can't send SMS with the desktop app but you can send SMS using the web interface.

https://web.skype.com/

Bird Dog · #29 Post by **Bird Dog** » Mon 25 Dec 2017, 23:34

With the Skype web interface you can't do a video call but you can send an sms. I downloaded the desktop app and it says it installed but when trying to start the Skype program in the Network section it does nothing. Microsh#ts christmas gift. Time to find Mike's other post about video calling software. The beta did work for a while though Mike.

Thanks
Bird Dog

Mike Walsh · #30 Post by **Mike Walsh** » Mon 15 Jan 2018, 15:48

Hi, all.

Just for reference, the current 64-bit Skype for Linux (8.13.76.8-amd64.deb) won't get going in any way, shape or form. Not in Tahr64, at any rate.

It gets stuck in an endless log-in 'loop'. You log-in; you think it's about to kick-in, then a pop-up appears informing you that you've just been logged-out.....'please log-in to use Skype'.

I don't know why I even bother trying it any more. I much prefer WIRE.

Mike.

Mike Walsh · #31 Post by **Mike Walsh** » Wed 31 Jan 2018, 23:02

Just FYI:-

Skype4Linux 8.15.76.1 desktop client still stuck in an endless log-in loop.....

Why am I not surprised? (Why am I even bothering?)

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Skype 4 web, however, continues to function like it's supposed to.

Mike.

rockedge · #32 Post by **rockedge** » Fri 16 Feb 2018, 16:09

Hello Mike! I experienced the same problem with the latest Skypeforlinux....so I removed it and rolled back to a previous version which saved which works but is not quite out of the Beta stage either....... I will download the latest and see if I can get to run.... I use skype to talk to my son who lives in Germany! just a what we have used for years. Microstuff's lack of effort on the Linux version is stunning.

Mike Walsh · #33 Post by **Mike Walsh** » Fri 16 Feb 2018, 20:24

Hiya, rockedge.

Oh, I shall probably give the current version yet another try.....though I don't know why I bother! I see there's been another 3 releases since I posted about that last one the other day; probably more unnecessary 'bling' (I rather doubt it's been anything to do with functionality...)

Have you got libsecret installed? I believe that's got summat to do with it, according to Oscar...

Mike.

rockedge · #34 Post by **rockedge** » Fri 16 Feb 2018, 21:52

I do have libsecret installed! I just tried the latest v8.15 I think it is but nothing but a white window after login. v 8.11 works for me.

the v 8.15 throws this:

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seg fault error 6 libc-2.23.so

Mike Walsh · #35 Post by **Mike Walsh** » Fri 16 Feb 2018, 22:50

Mm. Looks like that might work in Xenial; that uses glibc 2.23.

Worth a try, perhaps? If not, fancy giving WIRE a try? It's what I use myself nowadays; it's available as an AppImage, which works brilliantly in any Pup with a glibc of 1.5 or higher. Certainly in Tahrpup, 32- or 64-bit...

https://wire.com/

It's cross-platform, too; they have clients for all the major platforms. Video calling, as well.....and solidly encrypted from end to end.

One thing about M$ having messed Skype up so badly; it's triggered an explosion of development. There's lots of choice out there, now.

Mike.

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