Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote: > On 08/02/17 10:20, deloptes wrote: >> Anonymous wrote: >>> Skype on Linux is terrible and crashes randomly, even after fixing the >>> Pulseaudio issue. >> I use debian jessie and skype 4.3.0.37 on daily basis - no idea what you >> are talking about. > > I use Skype 4.3.0.37 i386 on unstable. While it still works for Skype > Out, group calls and chat now require cloud connections and do not work. > For group calls and chat, I use Skype for Web in Chrome. > > The worst news is that Microsoft are shutting down Skype p2p in three > weeks (on 1 March). I expect that I will no longer be able to sign in > with Skype 4.3.0.37. I did not receive any email notifying me of this. I > only heard about it online: > https://apple.slashdot.org/story/17/02/04/059204/microsoft-is-disabling-older-versions-of-skype-for-mac-and-windows-on-march-1 > http://venturebeat.com/2017/02/03/microsoft-is-disabling-older-versions-of-skype-for-mac-and-windows-on-march-1/ > https://blogs.skype.com/news/2017/02/03/the-skype-you-love-is-getting-better-download-it-for-free-today/ > https://community.skype.com/t5/Linux/Skype-for-Linux-End-of-life/td-p/4586741 > http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/02/skype-for-linux-end-of-life-march > > I am hoping that Skype for Web will meet my needs. The interface seems > clunkier, is missing some functionality, and chat history is discarded > after a short time (30 days?). Core functionality seems to work. > > On the up-side, once Skype 4.3.0.37 is gone, I am one Brother printer > driver away from ditching the entire i386 architecture. > > Kind regards,
Very interesting. I log in to skype for web. It says at the top: "Interested in richer and more integrated experience? Download the official desktop app. Download" When I "download" I get debian package "skypeforlinux-64-alpha.deb" installing this creates cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/skype-stable.list deb [arch=amd64] https://repo.skype.com/deb stable main and skypeforlinux runs with a somewhat newer theme, however sound is not working for me - I just tried "Skype Test Call". Well it says it's Alpha, so might be they'll release a working beta until 1. March. Or it might be finally time to change to something else ... I evaluated recently Tox... Very interesting story - thanks regards
