Try opening skype file. I don't remember where I got my package, probably created it from skype static based on this http://forum.skype.com/lofiversion/index.php/t98728.html but the file itself is a shell script that looks for /usr/bin/skype.real that may be the problem
On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:05:25 +1000 Jonathan Wheelhouse <jonathan.wheelho...@gmail.com> wrote: > Andreas Juch <debian-u...@juch.cc> writes: > > > Am Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:27:25 +1000 > > schrieb Jonathan Wheelhouse <jonathan.wheelho...@gmail.com>: > > > >> Andrei Popescu <andreimpope...@gmail.com> writes: > >> > >> > On Mon,22.Jun.09, 15:12:18, Jonathan Wheelhouse wrote: > >> >> Hi > >> >> > >> >> I used to have skype installed but I think a recent dist-upgrade > >> >> got rid of it (now my wife _really_ wants it back). > >> >> > >> >> /etc/apt/sources.list has > >> >> deb http://people.debian.org/~rafael/skype-amd64 ./ > >> >> > >> >> # aptitude install skype > >> >> > >> >> produces > >> >> > >> >> The following packages are BROKEN: > >> >> libc6-i386 > >> >> The following NEW packages will be installed: > >> >> ia32-libs{a} ia32-libs-gtk{a} lib32asound2{a} lib32gcc1{a} > >> >> lib32ncurses5{a} lib32stdc++6{a} lib32z1{a} skype 0 packages > >> >> upgraded, 8 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need > >> >> to get 55.8MB of archives. After unpacking 123MB will be used. The > >> >> following packages have unmet dependencies: libc6-i386: Breaks: > >> >> ia32-libs (<= 2.7) but 2.7 is to be installed. Breaks: > >> >> ia32-libs-gtk (<= 2.7) but 2.7 is to be installed. Breaks: > >> >> lib32asound2 (<= 1.0.20-2) but 1.0.20-2 is to be installed. > >> >> Breaks: lib32ncurses5 (<= 5.7+20090523-1) but 5.7+20090523-1 is to > >> >> be installed. Breaks: lib32z1 (<= 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-13) but > >> >> 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-13 is to be installed. > >> > ^^^^^^ > >> > Because it wants to install those libs libc6-i386 will be broken. > >> > >> Sorry for the delay in responding (a sick child but better now). > >> > >> OK, but libc6-i386 is not installed. And I (or rather my wife) needs > >> skype installed. I'm not sure what to do now. > > > > You could try to unpack the statically linked i386 version of skype in > > you home directory and start it out of a shell. This could be a > > workaround until you can install the package but I really don't know if > > libc6-i386 is needed for the statically linked version too. > > > > http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-static > > Yes, I tried that but no go. Error message is a rather cryptic > > jonat...@lappy:~/dwhelper/skype_static-2.0.0.72$ ./skype > bash: ./skype: No such file or directory > > but that file, skype itself, does exist: > > jonat...@lappy:~/dwhelper/skype_static-2.0.0.72$ ll skype > -rwxr-xr-x 1 jonathan jonathan 20356964 2008-05-28 20:21 skype > > Anyhow, hopefully the maintainers will make the ia32-libs etc > installable with libc6-i386 so I can get skype working. > > Thanks > -- > Jonathan > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
