Most current Skype for fedora 17 ?

[Jack Craig]

Hi Folks,

I am running Skype 4.1.0.20 on my Fedora 17 on a 64bit platform and having
video issues.

Is there an updated version of Skype that would work on F17 ?

Tia, jackc...

[Carlos "casep" Sepulveda]

On 14 October 2013 16:07, Jack Craig  wrote:
> Is there an updated version of Skype that would work on F17 ?

Hi:
The latest available on skype's site** is 4.2.0.11 and says to be
compiled for Fedora 16... maybe you could give it a try...

http://www.skype.com/en/download-skype/skype-for-linux/

[Rick Stevens]

On 10/14/2013 12:16 PM, Carlos "casep" Sepulveda issued this missive:
> On 14 October 2013 16:07, Jack Craig  wrote:
> > Is there an updated version of Skype that would work on F17 ?

F17 has been EOL'd so you should think about upgrading. That being
said, I'm running skype 4.2.0.11 on an F17 box I haven't had a chance
to upgrade yet and it's working fine. Remember that it's a 32-bit app
and you'll need some 32-bit libraries if you're on a 64-bit machine
like me.
> Hi:
> The latest available on skype's site** is 4.2.0.11 and says to be
> compiled for Fedora 16... maybe you could give it a try...
>
> http://www.skype.com/en/download-skype/skype-for-linux/

4.2.0.11 also runs fine on F19 (same caveats about 32-bit libraries).
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[Jack Craig]

On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 12:53 PM, Rick Stevens  wrote:
> On 10/14/2013 12:16 PM, Carlos "casep" Sepulveda issued this missive:
>
> On 14 October 2013 16:07, Jack Craig  wrote:
> > > Is there an updated version of Skype that would work on F17 ?
>
> F17 has been EOL'd so you should think about upgrading. That being

Hi  Rick, I've been working on a project and didnt want to take upgrade
time.

But F18 should be a safe bet by now... [?]

said, I'm running skype 4.2.0.11 on an F17 box I haven't had a chance
>

Great to hear also!!

Thx!!
> to upgrade yet and it's working fine. Remember that it's a 32-bit app
> and you'll need some 32-bit libraries if you're on a 64-bit machine
> like me.
>
> Hi:
> > The latest available on skype's site** is 4.2.0.11 and says to be
> > compiled for Fedora 16... maybe you could give it a try...
> >
> > http://www.skype.com/en/**download-skype/skype-for-**linux/http://www.skype.com/en/download-skype/skype-for-linux/
>
> 4.2.0.11 also runs fine on F19 (same caveats about 32-bit libraries).
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> Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, AllDigital    [e-mail] -
> AIM/Skype: therps2        ICQ: 22643734            Yahoo: origrps2 -
>                                                                -
> What's small, yellow and very, VERY dangerous?  The root canary!  -
>
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[Cristian Sava]

On Mon, 2013-10-14 at 13:01 -0700, Jack Craig wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 12:53 PM, Rick Stevens 
> wrote:
>         On 10/14/2013 12:16 PM, Carlos "casep" Sepulveda issued this
>         missive:
>             On 14 October 2013 16:07, Jack Craig
>             <[e-mail]> wrote:
>                     Is there an updated version of Skype that
>                     would work on F17 ?

Look at this skype.spec and build your own rpm!

# From https://www.timj.co.uk/uploads/specs/skype.spec
# See this page please http://www.timj.co.uk/2012/07/skype-4-on-rhel6/
# You also need http://www.timj.co.uk/uploads/rpmsources/skype.desktop
#
# Stripping the Skype binary breaks it
%define __spec_install_post /bin/true

%global instdir %{_datadir}/skype

Name:           skype
Version:        4.2.0.11
Release:        1%{?dist}
Summary:        Skype Internet telephony and instant messaging client

Group:          Applications/Communications
License:        Proprietary
URL:            http://www.skype.com/
Source0:        http://download.skype.com/linux/skype-%%7Bversion%7D.tar.bz2
Source1:        skype.desktop

BuildArch:	x86_64

%description
Skype is an instant messaging and telephony client which allows
communication
with other users by voice, video and text.

%prep
%setup -q

# Fix end-of-line encoding
sed -i 's/\r//' LICENSE

%install
install -d -m 0755 %{buildroot}%{_bindir}
cp skype %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/

desktop-file-install --dir=%{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications
%{SOURCE1}

install -d -m 0755 %{buildroot}%{instdir}

install -d -m 0755 %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/dbus-1/system.d
install -m 0644 skype.conf %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/dbus-1/system.d

install -d -m 0755 %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/prelink.conf.d
echo "-b %{_bindir}/skype" >
%{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/prelink.conf.d/skype.conf

for subdir in avatars lang sounds; do
    install -d -m 0755 %{buildroot}%{instdir}/$subdir
    cp -p $subdir/* %{buildroot}%{instdir}/$subdir/
done

# Sort out icons
for i in 16 32 48; do
    mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_iconsdir}/hicolor/${i}x${i}/apps
    install -m 0644 icons/SkypeBlue_${i}x${i}.png
%{buildroot}%{_iconsdir}/hicolor/${i}x${i}/apps/skype.png
done

# See
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:ScriptletSnippets#Icon_Cache
%post
/bin/touch --no-create %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor &>/dev/null || :

%postun
if [ $1 -eq 0 ] ; then
    /bin/touch --no-create %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor &>/dev/null
    /usr/bin/gtk-update-icon-cache -f %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor
&>/dev/null || :
fi

%posttrans
/usr/bin/gtk-update-icon-cache -f %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor &>/dev/null
|| :

%files
%defattr(-,root,root,-)
%doc LICENSE README third-party_attributions.txt
%{_bindir}/skype
%{_datadir}/applications/skype.desktop
%{_iconsdir}/hicolor/*/apps/skype.png
%{instdir}
%config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/dbus-1/system.d/skype.conf
%config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/prelink.conf.d/skype.conf

%changelog
* Sat May 23 2013 Cristian Sava  4.2.0.11
- Build for Fedora 19 x86_64 (i686 - cause of internals and
dependencies)
* Tue Jul 24 2012 Tim Jackson  4.0.0.8-1
- Initial build of Skype 4

Good luck,
C. Sava

[Jack Craig]

Thx! i'll check it out!

On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Carlos "casep" Sepulveda <
[e-mail]> wrote:
> On 14 October 2013 16:07, Jack Craig  wrote:
> > Is there an updated version of Skype that would work on F17 ?
>
> Hi:
> The latest available on skype's site** is 4.2.0.11 and says to be
> compiled for Fedora 16... maybe you could give it a try...
>
> http://www.skype.com/en/download-skype/skype-for-linux/
>
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