How to install Skype 4.2 in puppy 4.31

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How to install Skype 4.2 in puppy 4.31

#1 Post by watchdog »

Refer to a earlier HowTo:

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=87172

Download the latest Skype 4.2 in Puppy 4.31 (with glibc upgrade: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=66373) and extract the archive in /usr/local. Copy the bin skype in /usr/bin. Run bootmanager and install qt-4.7.1.sfs from the following link:

http://www.4shared.com/file/Fs1zcssq/qt-471.html

If you installed SFS_load-on-the-fly you can use it. If you need, reboot to get installed qt4. From debian packages download libstdc++6:

http://packages.debian.org/wheezy/i386/ ... 6/download

With peazip extract in /root/my-documents/libstdc++.so.6.0.17. If you have trouble using peazip I extracted that lib and you can directly download it from:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9iMb4U ... sp=sharing

With geany create a bash file name skype4.2 with the following content:

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#!/bin/sh
#export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so
#export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l2convert.so
export LD_PRELOAD=/root/my-documents/libstdc++.so.6.0.17
exec skype
Give it execute permissions and move it in /usr/bin. Drag it to the desktop to create a link on the desktop. It worked in my install: clicking on skype4.2 on the desktop launches skype 4.2 and it works. In terminal there is a warning but it works here. For more details I have installed in puppy 4.31:
gtk+-2.18.3-p4.pet
jwm-657-p4.pet (compiled by me)
gtkdialog3-0.7.20-1.pet
Make your tests.

watchdog
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Joined: Fri 28 Sep 2012, 18:04
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#2 Post by watchdog »

The same procedure works in wary 5.5.

watchdog
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#3 Post by watchdog »

The same preload:

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LD_PRELOAD=/root/my-documents/libstdc++.so.6.0.17 
before launching mozilla browsers makes working the latest GoogleTalkPlugin in wary and probably puppy 4.31 (not yet tested...). The GoogleTalkPlugin does not need qt4.

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