On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 05:09:03PM +0200, Michael wrote: > Thanks for your suggestions ! > > There seem to be at least 3 versions of debian packages: > > skype-debian_2.1.0.81-1_i386.deb > skype_static-2.1.0.81.tar.bz2 > skype-ubuntu-intrepid_2.1.0.81-1_amd64.deb > > But i could not get any of these working beyond the license agreement resp. > login. > > I found this hint in the skype packages README: > > * On Debian amd64 version Skype crashes on startup with the message: > "Inconsistency detected by ld.so: dl-open.c: 623: _dl_open: Assertion > `_dl_debug_initialize (0, args.nsid)->r_state == RT_CONSISTENT' failed!" > This seems to be Debian only issue with 32 bit PulseAudio libraries being > installed even if PulseAudio is not active, a workaround can be: > - Debian Lenny: > sudo chmod a-r /usr/lib32/libpulse{-simple.so.0.0.1,.so.0.4.1} > - Debian Squeeze: > sudo chmod a-r > /usr/lib32/libpulse{-simple.so.0.0.2,.so.0.8.0,common-0.9.15.so} > > But there are other apps which need libpulse, like avidemux or (i think) > amarok, and i don't want to 'corrupt' the system. > > Another option seem to be to setup a special skype 32bit library repository > and extend the users LD path. Maybe i'll try that next. > > It seems skype is not included into the debian ia32 list of programs ? And > yes, there isn't any official skype package in non-free. I just wonder why. > > Hmm, so what woul dbe alternatives, considereing some people out there want > to 'skype' for business. Is there any IM program that can flawless manage > accounts of different protocols like Sykpe, ICQ or SIP, altogether ? Pidgin > seems to just call the skype app, so it requires a working skype > installation. But is there a software that doesn't ?
Until some day skype decides to open their protocol and actually play nice with anyone else, rather than try to build a VoIP monopoly, it simply won't happen. I just tell people to not use skype. :) Everyone else uses SIP. -- Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-amd64-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100622152819.gd2...@caffeine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca