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skype 4

if someones already posted this let me know and i'll remove it

works on lucid and slacko...... doesn't work on wary or saluki

sfs here http://www.mediafire.com/file/tcvzjwoc2 ... 4_sfs4.sfs 40mb
md5 f57700eb48eca5f809872c14335b04e9

pet here http://www.mediafire.com/file/5sa27xfjz ... kype-4.pet 40mb
md5 6c44ceffa870857812695544df172ec0

There is also one here that is 28mb: http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=79077

sheepy wrote:There is also one here that is 28mb: http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=79077

But you'll probably have to also download another 34MB pet of library files to get this 28MB Skype going.

Shep wrote:

sheepy wrote:There is also one here that is 28mb: http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=79077

But you'll probably have to also download another 34MB pet of library files to get this 28MB Skype going.

Nah, bro, the executable itself takes up the whole package, surprisingly! The package is mostly documentation, whereas the large executable is in /usr/bin. I have not experienced any libs that needed to be fetched for this package.

sheepy wrote:

Shep wrote:

sheepy wrote:There is also one here that is 28mb: http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=79077

But you'll probably have to also download another 34MB pet of library files to get this 28MB Skype going.

Nah, bro, the executable itself takes up the whole package, surprisingly! The package is mostly documentation, whereas the large executable is in /usr/bin. I have not experienced any libs that needed to be fetched for this package.

I have. There were 4 or 5 missing libs, and I got them in that 34MB pet. This is for Dpup Exprimo, YMMV.

666philb wrote:skype 4

if someones already posted this let me know and i'll remove it

works on lucid and slacko...... doesn't work on wary or saluki

sfs here http://www.mediafire.com/file/tcvzjwoc2 ... 4_sfs4.sfs 40mb
md5 f57700eb48eca5f809872c14335b04e9

pet here http://www.mediafire.com/file/5sa27xfjz ... kype-4.pet 40mb
md5 6c44ceffa870857812695544df172ec0

I had an earlier version of Skype that worked fine on Wary and Slacko. I tried this one but when I click on any contact, the conversation box automatically appears at the very top of the page with its top bar pushed off the screen. Due to this it's not possible to adjust its position or even close it without killing the box which then makes Skype crash. I should add that I'm using a laptop with a 1024 x 768 resolution. I wonder if anyone has had this problem?

liro wrote:I tried this one but when I click on any contact, the conversation box automatically appears at the very top of the page with its top bar pushed off the screen. Due to this it's not possible to adjust its position

Are you sure about that? What happens if you hold down the LEFT ALT key while depressing the left mouse button on any neutral location inside that box? Alternatively, does that window have its own entry at the foot of your screen? If so, another way to move that window: right click in the line at the foot of your screen, select Move, and slide the mouse

There's more than one way to skin a cat, err, pup.

#/usr/bin/skype
/usr/bin/skype: error while loading shared libraries: libQtDBus.so.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

hi growler, what puppy are you using? and can you try launching skype from it's folder in /opt/skype4

Hi

I mainly use frugal installs, and this is how i do things.

• 1. Download this: http://download.skype.com/linux/skype_static-4.0.0.8.tar.bz2 (39MB, unpacks to 47MB)
  and unpack it in /mnt/home
  which results in this: /mnt/home/skype_staticQT-4.0.0.8
  
  2. Using two ROX-Filer windows,
  one at /mnt/home and the other at /usr/share
  Now Drag 'n' Drop /mnt/home/skype_staticQT-4.0.0.8
  into /usr/share
  Select Link (absolute)
  then rename the directory /usr/share/skype_staticQT-4.0.0.8 to /usr/share/skype
  
  3. Using two ROX-Filer windows,
  one at /usr/share/skype the other at /usr/local/bin (or /usr/bin if that's what you prefer)
  Now Drag 'n' Drop the binary file /usr/share/skype/skype
  into /usr/local/bin (or /usr/bin if that's what you prefer)
  Select Link (absolute)
  
  Change the ROX-Filer window at /usr/local/bin
  to /usr/share/applications
  
  Now Drag 'n' Drop /usr/share/skype/skype.desktop
  into /usr/share/applications
  Select Link (absolute)
  
  4. Right click on /usr/share/skype/skype.desktop
  and select: Open as text
  Change line 5
  from this:

  Code: Select all

  Icon=skype.png

  to this:

  Code: Select all

  Icon=/usr/share/skype/icons/SkypeBlue_48x48.png

  Save the change, then open a console/terminal
  and enter this:

  Code: Select all

  fixmenus

  then restart the window manager (JWM whatever)
  
  You should now have a menu entry (under 'Network' in Slacko),
  that's pretty much it really, though personally i go one step further.

• 5. (Optional)
  Fire up Skype, and set it up as you normally would,
  then exit Skype.
  
  You should now have the following directory: /root/.Skype (set ROX to show hidden files)
  this directory contains your Skype user profile (amongst other things),
  so i Copy it into /mnt/home
  and rename it to: /mnt/home/.Skype4008
  
  Next i delete the original directory: /root/.Skype
  then Drag 'n' Drop /mnt/home/.Skype4008
  into /root
  Select Link (absolute)
  then rename the link as .Skype

That's it

Now i can use the same Skype (and profile etc)
in any other frugal installs i have/make
simply by symlinking it from the directories in /mnt/home

CatDude
.

growler wrote:#/usr/bin/skype
/usr/bin/skype: error while loading shared libraries: libQtDBus.so.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I expect you'll find that you are missing 4 files, but you can install them using this 34MB pet: qt-4.8.0-basic-with-qtwebkit-dpup.pet

I think I got my copy here: http://www.smokey01.com/pemasu/QT-4.8.0 ... t-dpup.pet

But it may be easier(?) to use the static build endorsed by CatDude.

To find out whether your /usr/bin/skype binary is missing some essential files, open a terminal and type:
ldd /usr/bin/skype
and you'll see of any missing libs indicated.

Shep wrote:

liro wrote:I tried this one but when I click on any contact, the conversation box automatically appears at the very top of the page with its top bar pushed off the screen. Due to this it's not possible to adjust its position

Are you sure about that? What happens if you hold down the LEFT ALT key while depressing the left mouse button on any neutral location inside that box? Alternatively, does that window have its own entry at the foot of your screen? If so, another way to move that window: right click in the line at the foot of your screen, select Move, and slide the mouse

There's more than one way to skin a cat, err, pup. :wink:

Yep you're right, or at least when you know what you're doing :P. Thanks for that, the LEFT ALT solution works fine =).

I'm a bit late to this party...however.

Just installed the 40mb .pet file linked above and it's worked fine, however, I am having a hard time getting my webcams to work at all. They show up as blank, black boxes in the Skype options and I can't get them to display at all in Skype whatsoever.

I have tested both with Guvcview and they work fine there...?

Any ideas?

Hello darkstrike,

I have 3 USB webcams, all of which work in guvcview and Linphone but only 1 of them works in Skype so it seems to be a bit of a case of some do and some don't.

One thing to mention is that with the one that does work, if I go into the options menu and tick the "enable video" box the image will not appear in the black test area straight away. I have to apply the changes then quit and restart Skype and then when I go into options again the image in the test area works.

if your camera works in guvcview there's a work'a'round.....

1. start guvcview and get your cam showing.
2. in skype 'right click' on you contact you want to call and choose 'share your screen'
3 choose 'share selection' and draw a rectangle around guvciew

yay .. your contact can see you

Hi guys, thanks for the replies!

Both webcams are older Logitech Quickcams, however, one's a slightly newer model with a built in microphone. I'm also trying to find a way to use the mic built into the webcam as well (the mic in the cam works in Guvcview as well btw, but I can't get it to work in Skype when I select it in the options.)

At least I can use the cams now with that workaround...I'm running Puppy 5.28 005 btw!

I actually had known about that workaround before but forgot about it until now - would prefer if I didn't have to use it, but c'est la vie!

have you checked with an actual call if your cam works? as i had a cam that wouldn't show in the 'skype options' but other people could see it

Yup, I have - nothing even comes up on the screen...you click the "Turn On Video" button on your end and nothing happens, not even a black box where the video should appear. You click the button and it literally seems to do nothing and the rest of the call (audio-wise) continues as normal. Screen-sharing like you mentioned works fine though...?

I followed CatDude's instructions to the letter after having downloaded the static from the link provided on the skype.com web-site - now running skype I get:
I am on racy 5.3

hi growler, the latest skype doesn't work on racy or wary, here's an older version that should work http://www.mediafire.com/file/76f990w6a ... 1.0.47.pet