-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Gudjon I. Gudjonsson wrote: > Hi >>> I want to use the skype 2.0 beta .deb package on my debian amd64 sid >>> system. >>> I saw hell a lot of guides hwoto use chroot, but I don't want a chroot! >>> Any guide available which is simple enough (e.g. just install some .deb >>> and it works?)? >> Tecnically, you can't simply install the .deb in the 64-bit system, as >> it is for a 32-bit debian. In practice, you can try >> --force-architecture (or something similar), but there is no guarantee >> that there are packages with the 32-bit libraries that Skype needs, >> and even if there are, it might simply not work. > > I have always had problem with force-architechture next time I try to > upgrade. I have been running the static version of skype directly in my 64 > bit system. I copy the binary to /usr/local/bin and run it without any > problems or chroot. > > I just installed 2.0 beta. The 32-bit libXss.so.1* must be copied to > /emul/ia32-linux/usr/lib and then it runs smoothly.
To bad, grabbed it, copy the folder into /opt/ and symlinked the bin file... Now it wants a libasound.so.2 lib... > Hope it helps > Gudjon > > > MfG, Lars Schimmer - -- - ------------------------------------------------------------- TU Graz, Institut für ComputerGraphik & WissensVisualisierung Tel: +43 316 873-5405 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: +43 316 873-5402 PGP-Key-ID: 0x4A9B1723 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHXTgOmWhuE0qbFyMRAt3BAJwNz6kgdcL4Vr/6KF8T7NaOGWf7QACfdGcA Yq7Bde7KaLFnEpl4LzsVeIw= =qMF+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]