Skype?

onenewbie · Aug 3, 2008

Anybody loaded Skype yet? I went to the Skype for Linux site, but I'm an absolute newbie in Linux, and not very techie anyway -- which type of download do you use? Is Skype too big a file -- will it hog this little machine? About to go on a nice long vacation, and we'd love to Skype our way around telephone calls back home...

stiopa · Aug 3, 2008

i use skype and its works

download the package for fedora

ricoT · Aug 5, 2008

Hi!
No pb with Skype on AA1 with linux linpus.
If u want more details go on: http://www.theacerguy.com/?s=skype
Good tutorial...

ooddiicckk · Aug 6, 2008

i downloaded the file but i cant run it
what should i do?

after i putting advance mode to my computer
then downloaded the skype for linux
then when i went to add/remove i cant see skype to add to it

what should i do?

denial · Aug 12, 2008

seems some can load skype and others can't....i can't.

someone please help. am getting a bit skypesperate (withdrawal)!

fedora is downloaded and installed but i can't find an icon anyplace!

help!

Raido · Aug 12, 2008

you have to install the Skype icon into group-app.xml yourself. There are several threads on this board how to to this, and one on Youtube. It does work.

denial · Aug 13, 2008

ummm,
and the url for the youtube or specific locations for the threads are.........

denial · Aug 13, 2008

found some of it myself,
you activate advanced mode so that you can right click and find all your installed apps including skype.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CmbYrvt ... re=related
how to put it onto the desktop i cannae tell.

GavinK151 · Sep 8, 2008

Got skype working - lots of warnings and stuff about unsigned programs etc etc - I assume its ok to ignore these!?

Darryl · Sep 12, 2008

denial said:
found some of it myself,
you activate advanced mode so that you can right click and find all your installed apps including skype.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CmbYrvt ... re=related
how to put it onto the desktop i cannae tell.

open a terminal and at the command line enter:
sudo mousepad /home/user/.config/xfce4/desktop/group-app.xml
This opens the file in mousepad so it can be edited. Remove the !-- at the beginning of the line that lists skype and the -- at the end, as these symbols either end indicate a line to be ignored .
Next change the app sequence number in quotes to one that is different from all the rest in that section i.e 8. If you dont do this right you may end up with icons over other icons, just jiggle em about til they're right. Any probs mail me. Heres a screen shot of my config...