Re: The new skype-4.3.0.37 is out. Build your own rpm for Fedora 20

[Sudhir Khanger]

On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 9:09 PM, Paul Cartwright  wrote:
> What is wrong with the official RPM? sudo yum -y install libXv.i686
> libXScrnSaver.i686 qt.i686 qt-x11.i686 pulseaudio-libs.i686
> pulseaudio-libs-glib2.i686 alsa-plugins-pulseaudio.i686 qtwebkit.i686
> sudo yum install skype-<version>-fedora.i586.rpm works just fine.
>
> No package skype-4.3.0.37-1.fc20.i686.rpm available.
> No packages marked for update
> [root@pauls-server backups]# yum update skype-4.3.0.37-1.fc20.i586.rpm
> Loaded plugins: langpacks
> No Match for argument: skype-4.3.0.37-1.fc20.i586.rpm
> No package skype-4.3.0.37-1.fc20.i586.rpm available.
> No packages marked for update
> [root@pauls-server backups]# yum update skype-4.3.0.37-1.fedora.i586.rpm
> Loaded plugins: langpacks
> No Match for argument: skype-4.3.0.37-1.fedora.i586.rpm
> No package skype-4.3.0.37-1.fedora.i586.rpm available.
> No packages marked for update
> [root@pauls-server backups]# yum update skype-4.3.0.37-1.fedora.i686.rpm
> Loaded plugins: langpacks
> No Match for argument: skype-4.3.0.37-1.fedora.i686.rpm
> No package skype-4.3.0.37-1.fedora.i686.rpm available.
> No packages marked for update
>
> --
> Paul Cartwright
> Registered Linux User #367800 and new counter #561587

What are you doing? Skype is a closed source package. What made you
think it might be available in Fedora repository.

You are suppose to download the Skype package from official source skype.com.

64 bit system - Install both dependencies and skype package.
32 bit system - Just install the skype package.

For those wanting hassle free updates I highly suggest negativo's repository[1].

[1] http://negativo17.org/skype-and-skype-pidgin-plugin/