Re: [CentOS] Installing skype in CentOS 5

2007-11-15 Thread Andrew Allen
> Any ideas please on how to configure
> > and/or test the microphone and get it working, 'coz skype aint gonna be
> > much use without it!
> 
> That is caused by some weird Volume Control default settings .. here is
> what you have to do:
> 
> Open the "Volume Control" (right click the speaker on your desktop, pick
> "Open Volume Control")
> 
> Select "Edit -> Preferences" from the menu.
> 
> Make sure "20db mic boost" and "Capture" are checked.
> 
> Then adjust both of those settings in "Volume Control"
> 
> You may have more than one Device ... when in "Volume Control", look at:
> 
> File -> Change Device
> 
> Thanks,
> Johnny Hughes
> 
Thanks Johnny,
I've now got skype working fully in CentOS 5 - so I won't have to
re-boot into Windows XP to use it!

Thanks again for all the help - CentOS is great!

Andy
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Re: [CentOS] Installing skype in CentOS 5

2007-11-15 Thread Johnny Hughes
Andrew Allen wrote:
 Skype makes a statically compiled version of the program.  I use it
 every day on CentOS-5 without problem.

 Upgrading to QT 4 is not, IMHO, a very good idea if you want other
 things to work that are compile against qt3 ... that is just my opinion.
>>> Johnny,
>>>
>>> CentOS offers both qt and qt4 packages on CentOS 5.
>>>
>> Thanks .. right, can install qt4 as well as qt ... let me see if I can
>> make that work :D
>>
>>> Skype does make a CentOS package available that looks pretty much as if it
>>> has been build on CentOS as well. They even advertise it using the CentOS
>>> logo.
>> I see, for the newer Beta version.  Thank you for pointing that out.
>>
>>> See the link for yourself:
>>>
>>> http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/skype/linux/beta/choose/
>>>
>>> Package installs without a problem.
>>>
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] dag]# rpm -q skype
>>> skype-2.0.0.13-centos
>> Thank you very much for pointing out that new beta version.  I will add
>> that to the wiki as well.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Johnny Hughes
>>
> Thanks guys for all the really helpful information - brilliant! I've now
> installed the beta version (the wiki.centos link was very helpful) and
> it's working on my CentOS 5 system, except that I can't get anything
> through my microphone - I've got sound through the speakers, so the
> soundcard seems to be configured OK. The same hardware works fine in
> Windows XP (dual-boot system). Any ideas please on how to configure
> and/or test the microphone and get it working, 'coz skype aint gonna be
> much use without it!

That is caused by some weird Volume Control default settings .. here is
what you have to do:

Open the "Volume Control" (right click the speaker on your desktop, pick
"Open Volume Control")

Select "Edit -> Preferences" from the menu.

Make sure "20db mic boost" and "Capture" are checked.

Then adjust both of those settings in "Volume Control"

You may have more than one Device ... when in "Volume Control", look at:

File -> Change Device

Thanks,
Johnny Hughes




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Re: [CentOS] Installing skype in CentOS 5

2007-11-13 Thread Andrew Allen
> >> Skype makes a statically compiled version of the program.  I use it
> >> every day on CentOS-5 without problem.
> >>
> >> Upgrading to QT 4 is not, IMHO, a very good idea if you want other
> >> things to work that are compile against qt3 ... that is just my opinion.
> > 
> > Johnny,
> > 
> > CentOS offers both qt and qt4 packages on CentOS 5.
> >
> 
> Thanks .. right, can install qt4 as well as qt ... let me see if I can
> make that work :D
> 
> > Skype does make a CentOS package available that looks pretty much as if it
> > has been build on CentOS as well. They even advertise it using the CentOS
> > logo.
> 
> I see, for the newer Beta version.  Thank you for pointing that out.
> 
> > 
> > See the link for yourself:
> > 
> > http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/skype/linux/beta/choose/
> > 
> > Package installs without a problem.
> > 
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] dag]# rpm -q skype
> > skype-2.0.0.13-centos
> 
> Thank you very much for pointing out that new beta version.  I will add
> that to the wiki as well.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Johnny Hughes
> 
Thanks guys for all the really helpful information - brilliant! I've now
installed the beta version (the wiki.centos link was very helpful) and
it's working on my CentOS 5 system, except that I can't get anything
through my microphone - I've got sound through the speakers, so the
soundcard seems to be configured OK. The same hardware works fine in
Windows XP (dual-boot system). Any ideas please on how to configure
and/or test the microphone and get it working, 'coz skype aint gonna be
much use without it!

Thanks,
Andy
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Re: [CentOS] Installing skype in CentOS 5

2007-11-12 Thread Johnny Hughes
Dag Wieers wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Nov 2007, Johnny Hughes wrote:
> 
>> Andrew Allen wrote:
>>> On Fri, 2007-11-09 at 03:47 +0100, Dag Wieers wrote:
 On Thu, 8 Nov 2007, Andrew Allen wrote:

> On Wed, 2007-11-07 at 13:06 -0800, James A. Peltier wrote:
>> Andrew Allen wrote:
>>> Having just upgraded my system from CentOS 4.4 to 5.0, I'm a bit
>>> disappointed that I still can't install skype from the skype repo using
>>> yum - when I try yum install skype, I end up with:
>>>
>>> libsigc++20-2.0.17-1.el5. 100% |=| 217 kB
>>> 00:13
>>> ---> Package libsigc++20.i386 0:2.0.17-1.el5.rf set to be updated
>>> --> Running transaction check
>>> --> Processing Dependency: qt4-x11 >= 4.2 for package: skype
>>> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
>>> Error: Missing Dependency: qt4-x11 >= 4.2 is needed by package skype
>>>
>>> Any ideas please as to how this can be overcome so that I can install
>>> and run this very useful utility?
>> I had a hell of a time getting this to work.  I ended up installing the
>> older version of skype (1.3.0.53).
>>
>> As far as usefulness goes, you may want to look at alternatives such as
>> Ekiga, which are free, cross platform and use open standards.   It's far
>> less useful when it has had the video guts ripped out of it (which the
>> GNU/Linux client does not support video).
>>
>> Ekiga is in CentOS 5 base.
> Thanks,
> Actually Ekiga is already installed in my CentOS 5 system - one question
> though - can I communicate with skype users via Ekiga?
 How about using the Beta skype at:

http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/skype/linux/beta/choose/

 The offer a package specially made for CentOS and you only require qt4. I
 installed it without any problems. Haven't tested the video-stuff yet
 though :/

>>> Thanks Dag,
>>> Im a bit puzzled though because, according to my previous yum operation
>>> (see above), skype needs qt 4.2 (as the missing dependency error
>>> indicates) and the link above also says that the beta skype for CentOS
>>> needs qt 4.2.1+ - but yum list skype on my system says
>>> qt.i386  1:3.3.6-20.el5 installed
>>> Is this OK for the beta skype or do I need to update to
>>> qt.i386  1:3.3.6-23.el5
>>> or what?
>> The RPMS in question are not designed for CentOS, but are designed for
>> Fedora.
>>
>> Skype makes a statically compiled version of the program.  I use it
>> every day on CentOS-5 without problem.
>>
>> Upgrading to QT 4 is not, IMHO, a very good idea if you want other
>> things to work that are compile against qt3 ... that is just my opinion.
> 
> Johnny,
> 
> CentOS offers both qt and qt4 packages on CentOS 5.
>

Thanks .. right, can install qt4 as well as qt ... let me see if I can
make that work :D

> Skype does make a CentOS package available that looks pretty much as if it
> has been build on CentOS as well. They even advertise it using the CentOS
> logo.

I see, for the newer Beta version.  Thank you for pointing that out.

> 
> See the link for yourself:
> 
>   http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/skype/linux/beta/choose/
> 
> Package installs without a problem.
> 
>   [EMAIL PROTECTED] dag]# rpm -q skype
>   skype-2.0.0.13-centos

Thank you very much for pointing out that new beta version.  I will add
that to the wiki as well.


Thanks,
Johnny Hughes



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Re: [CentOS] Installing skype in CentOS 5

2007-11-12 Thread Dag Wieers
On Mon, 12 Nov 2007, Johnny Hughes wrote:

> Andrew Allen wrote:
> > On Fri, 2007-11-09 at 03:47 +0100, Dag Wieers wrote:
> >> On Thu, 8 Nov 2007, Andrew Allen wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Wed, 2007-11-07 at 13:06 -0800, James A. Peltier wrote:
>  Andrew Allen wrote:
> > Having just upgraded my system from CentOS 4.4 to 5.0, I'm a bit
> > disappointed that I still can't install skype from the skype repo using
> > yum - when I try yum install skype, I end up with:
> >
> > libsigc++20-2.0.17-1.el5. 100% |=| 217 kB
> > 00:13
> > ---> Package libsigc++20.i386 0:2.0.17-1.el5.rf set to be updated
> > --> Running transaction check
> > --> Processing Dependency: qt4-x11 >= 4.2 for package: skype
> > --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> > Error: Missing Dependency: qt4-x11 >= 4.2 is needed by package skype
> >
> > Any ideas please as to how this can be overcome so that I can install
> > and run this very useful utility?
>  I had a hell of a time getting this to work.  I ended up installing the
>  older version of skype (1.3.0.53).
> 
>  As far as usefulness goes, you may want to look at alternatives such as
>  Ekiga, which are free, cross platform and use open standards.   It's far
>  less useful when it has had the video guts ripped out of it (which the
>  GNU/Linux client does not support video).
> 
>  Ekiga is in CentOS 5 base.
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Actually Ekiga is already installed in my CentOS 5 system - one question
> >>> though - can I communicate with skype users via Ekiga?
> >> How about using the Beta skype at:
> >>
> >>http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/skype/linux/beta/choose/
> >>
> >> The offer a package specially made for CentOS and you only require qt4. I
> >> installed it without any problems. Haven't tested the video-stuff yet
> >> though :/
> >>
> > Thanks Dag,
> > Im a bit puzzled though because, according to my previous yum operation
> > (see above), skype needs qt 4.2 (as the missing dependency error
> > indicates) and the link above also says that the beta skype for CentOS
> > needs qt 4.2.1+ - but yum list skype on my system says
> > qt.i386  1:3.3.6-20.el5 installed
> > Is this OK for the beta skype or do I need to update to
> > qt.i386  1:3.3.6-23.el5
> > or what?
>
> The RPMS in question are not designed for CentOS, but are designed for
> Fedora.
>
> Skype makes a statically compiled version of the program.  I use it
> every day on CentOS-5 without problem.
>
> Upgrading to QT 4 is not, IMHO, a very good idea if you want other
> things to work that are compile against qt3 ... that is just my opinion.

Johnny,

CentOS offers both qt and qt4 packages on CentOS 5.

Skype does make a CentOS package available that looks pretty much as if it
has been build on CentOS as well. They even advertise it using the CentOS
logo.

See the link for yourself:

http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/skype/linux/beta/choose/

Package installs without a problem.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] dag]# rpm -q skype
skype-2.0.0.13-centos

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Re: [CentOS] Installing skype in CentOS 5

2007-11-12 Thread Johnny Hughes
Andrew Allen wrote:
> Having just upgraded my system from CentOS 4.4 to 5.0, I'm a bit
> disappointed that I still can't install skype from the skype repo using
> yum - when I try yum install skype, I end up with:
> 
> libsigc++20-2.0.17-1.el5. 100% |=| 217 kB
> 00:13 
> ---> Package libsigc++20.i386 0:2.0.17-1.el5.rf set to be updated
> --> Running transaction check
> --> Processing Dependency: qt4-x11 >= 4.2 for package: skype
> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> Error: Missing Dependency: qt4-x11 >= 4.2 is needed by package skype
> 
> Any ideas please as to how this can be overcome so that I can install
> and run this very useful utility?

OK ... as I said in another post to this thread earlier, I do not
recommend upgrading to QT4 to use skype.

Also, the RPMS are designed for Fedora and not CentOS, requiring the
upgrade of other items as well.

Skype makes a statically compiled version that should work independent
of the CentOS version of QT.  I created a Howto on the CentOS wiki to
use this version of skype:

http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Skype

I have been using skype for several months using this method ... though
you do need to track updates and get the new files yourself.  That is
also true for updates of the Fedora RPMS though, so nothing lost there.

I am sure others will say that upgrading QT is perfectly OK and it
causes no problems at all ... and that may be the case.  However, I
would not personally do that on a machine that was critical to me.

Thanks,
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Re: [CentOS] Installing skype in CentOS 5

2007-11-11 Thread Johnny Hughes
Andrew Allen wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-11-09 at 03:47 +0100, Dag Wieers wrote:
>> On Thu, 8 Nov 2007, Andrew Allen wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 2007-11-07 at 13:06 -0800, James A. Peltier wrote:
 Andrew Allen wrote:
> Having just upgraded my system from CentOS 4.4 to 5.0, I'm a bit
> disappointed that I still can't install skype from the skype repo using
> yum - when I try yum install skype, I end up with:
>
> libsigc++20-2.0.17-1.el5. 100% |=| 217 kB
> 00:13
> ---> Package libsigc++20.i386 0:2.0.17-1.el5.rf set to be updated
> --> Running transaction check
> --> Processing Dependency: qt4-x11 >= 4.2 for package: skype
> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> Error: Missing Dependency: qt4-x11 >= 4.2 is needed by package skype
>
> Any ideas please as to how this can be overcome so that I can install
> and run this very useful utility?
 I had a hell of a time getting this to work.  I ended up installing the
 older version of skype (1.3.0.53).

 As far as usefulness goes, you may want to look at alternatives such as
 Ekiga, which are free, cross platform and use open standards.   It's far
 less useful when it has had the video guts ripped out of it (which the
 GNU/Linux client does not support video).

 Ekiga is in CentOS 5 base.
>>> Thanks,
>>> Actually Ekiga is already installed in my CentOS 5 system - one question
>>> though - can I communicate with skype users via Ekiga?
>> How about using the Beta skype at:
>>
>>  http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/skype/linux/beta/choose/
>>
>> The offer a package specially made for CentOS and you only require qt4. I
>> installed it without any problems. Haven't tested the video-stuff yet
>> though :/
>>
> Thanks Dag,
> Im a bit puzzled though because, according to my previous yum operation
> (see above), skype needs qt 4.2 (as the missing dependency error
> indicates) and the link above also says that the beta skype for CentOS
> needs qt 4.2.1+ - but yum list skype on my system says  
> qt.i386  1:3.3.6-20.el5 installed 
> Is this OK for the beta skype or do I need to update to
> qt.i386  1:3.3.6-23.el5
> or what?
> 

The RPMS in question are not designed for CentOS, but are designed for
Fedora.

Skype makes a statically compiled version of the program.  I use it
every day on CentOS-5 without problem.

Upgrading to QT 4 is not, IMHO, a very good idea if you want other
things to work that are compile against qt3 ... that is just my opinion.

Thanks,
Johnny Hughes



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Re: [CentOS] Installing skype in CentOS 5

2007-11-10 Thread Dag Wieers
On Fri, 9 Nov 2007, Andrew Allen wrote:

> On Fri, 2007-11-09 at 03:47 +0100, Dag Wieers wrote:
> > On Thu, 8 Nov 2007, Andrew Allen wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2007-11-07 at 13:06 -0800, James A. Peltier wrote:
> > > > Andrew Allen wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Having just upgraded my system from CentOS 4.4 to 5.0, I'm a bit
> > > > > disappointed that I still can't install skype from the skype repo 
> > > > > using
> > > > > yum - when I try yum install skype, I end up with:
> > > > >
> > > > > libsigc++20-2.0.17-1.el5. 100% |=| 217 kB
> > > > > 00:13
> > > > > ---> Package libsigc++20.i386 0:2.0.17-1.el5.rf set to be updated
> > > > > --> Running transaction check
> > > > > --> Processing Dependency: qt4-x11 >= 4.2 for package: skype
> > > > > --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> > > > > Error: Missing Dependency: qt4-x11 >= 4.2 is needed by package skype
> > > > >
> > > > > Any ideas please as to how this can be overcome so that I can install
> > > > > and run this very useful utility?
> > > >
> > > > I had a hell of a time getting this to work.  I ended up installing the
> > > > older version of skype (1.3.0.53).
> > > >
> > > > As far as usefulness goes, you may want to look at alternatives such as
> > > > Ekiga, which are free, cross platform and use open standards.   It's far
> > > > less useful when it has had the video guts ripped out of it (which the
> > > > GNU/Linux client does not support video).
> > > >
> > > > Ekiga is in CentOS 5 base.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Actually Ekiga is already installed in my CentOS 5 system - one question
> > > though - can I communicate with skype users via Ekiga?
> >
> > How about using the Beta skype at:
> >
> > http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/skype/linux/beta/choose/
> >
> > The offer a package specially made for CentOS and you only require qt4. I
> > installed it without any problems. Haven't tested the video-stuff yet
> > though :/
>
> Thanks Dag,
> Im a bit puzzled though because, according to my previous yum operation
> (see above), skype needs qt 4.2 (as the missing dependency error
> indicates) and the link above also says that the beta skype for CentOS
> needs qt 4.2.1+ - but yum list skype on my system says
> qt.i386  1:3.3.6-20.el5 installed
> Is this OK for the beta skype or do I need to update to
> qt.i386  1:3.3.6-23.el5
> or what?

I'd say you need the qt4 package.

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Re: [CentOS] Installing skype in CentOS 5

2007-11-09 Thread Andrew Allen
On Fri, 2007-11-09 at 03:47 +0100, Dag Wieers wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Nov 2007, Andrew Allen wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 2007-11-07 at 13:06 -0800, James A. Peltier wrote:
> > > Andrew Allen wrote:
> > > > Having just upgraded my system from CentOS 4.4 to 5.0, I'm a bit
> > > > disappointed that I still can't install skype from the skype repo using
> > > > yum - when I try yum install skype, I end up with:
> > > >
> > > > libsigc++20-2.0.17-1.el5. 100% |=| 217 kB
> > > > 00:13
> > > > ---> Package libsigc++20.i386 0:2.0.17-1.el5.rf set to be updated
> > > > --> Running transaction check
> > > > --> Processing Dependency: qt4-x11 >= 4.2 for package: skype
> > > > --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> > > > Error: Missing Dependency: qt4-x11 >= 4.2 is needed by package skype
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas please as to how this can be overcome so that I can install
> > > > and run this very useful utility?
> > >
> > > I had a hell of a time getting this to work.  I ended up installing the
> > > older version of skype (1.3.0.53).
> > >
> > > As far as usefulness goes, you may want to look at alternatives such as
> > > Ekiga, which are free, cross platform and use open standards.   It's far
> > > less useful when it has had the video guts ripped out of it (which the
> > > GNU/Linux client does not support video).
> > >
> > > Ekiga is in CentOS 5 base.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Actually Ekiga is already installed in my CentOS 5 system - one question
> > though - can I communicate with skype users via Ekiga?
> 
> How about using the Beta skype at:
> 
>   http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/skype/linux/beta/choose/
> 
> The offer a package specially made for CentOS and you only require qt4. I
> installed it without any problems. Haven't tested the video-stuff yet
> though :/
> 
Thanks Dag,
Im a bit puzzled though because, according to my previous yum operation
(see above), skype needs qt 4.2 (as the missing dependency error
indicates) and the link above also says that the beta skype for CentOS
needs qt 4.2.1+ - but yum list skype on my system says  
qt.i386  1:3.3.6-20.el5 installed 
Is this OK for the beta skype or do I need to update to
qt.i386  1:3.3.6-23.el5
or what?

Thanks again,
Andy

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Re: [CentOS] Installing skype in CentOS 5

2007-11-08 Thread Dag Wieers
On Thu, 8 Nov 2007, Andrew Allen wrote:

> On Wed, 2007-11-07 at 13:06 -0800, James A. Peltier wrote:
> > Andrew Allen wrote:
> > > Having just upgraded my system from CentOS 4.4 to 5.0, I'm a bit
> > > disappointed that I still can't install skype from the skype repo using
> > > yum - when I try yum install skype, I end up with:
> > >
> > > libsigc++20-2.0.17-1.el5. 100% |=| 217 kB
> > > 00:13
> > > ---> Package libsigc++20.i386 0:2.0.17-1.el5.rf set to be updated
> > > --> Running transaction check
> > > --> Processing Dependency: qt4-x11 >= 4.2 for package: skype
> > > --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> > > Error: Missing Dependency: qt4-x11 >= 4.2 is needed by package skype
> > >
> > > Any ideas please as to how this can be overcome so that I can install
> > > and run this very useful utility?
> >
> > I had a hell of a time getting this to work.  I ended up installing the
> > older version of skype (1.3.0.53).
> >
> > As far as usefulness goes, you may want to look at alternatives such as
> > Ekiga, which are free, cross platform and use open standards.   It's far
> > less useful when it has had the video guts ripped out of it (which the
> > GNU/Linux client does not support video).
> >
> > Ekiga is in CentOS 5 base.
>
> Thanks,
> Actually Ekiga is already installed in my CentOS 5 system - one question
> though - can I communicate with skype users via Ekiga?

How about using the Beta skype at:

http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/skype/linux/beta/choose/

The offer a package specially made for CentOS and you only require qt4. I
installed it without any problems. Haven't tested the video-stuff yet
though :/

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Re: [CentOS] Installing skype in CentOS 5

2007-11-08 Thread James A. Peltier

Andrew Allen wrote:


Thanks,
Actually Ekiga is already installed in my CentOS 5 system - one question
though - can I communicate with skype users via Ekiga?

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I have not tried myself, personally, I recommend users move away from 
skype because of it's proprietary nature, and many of them have so it's 
been a non-issue for me. ;)


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Re: [CentOS] Installing skype in CentOS 5

2007-11-08 Thread Andrew Allen
On Wed, 2007-11-07 at 13:06 -0800, James A. Peltier wrote:
> Andrew Allen wrote:
> > Having just upgraded my system from CentOS 4.4 to 5.0, I'm a bit
> > disappointed that I still can't install skype from the skype repo using
> > yum - when I try yum install skype, I end up with:
> > 
> > libsigc++20-2.0.17-1.el5. 100% |=| 217 kB
> > 00:13 
> > ---> Package libsigc++20.i386 0:2.0.17-1.el5.rf set to be updated
> > --> Running transaction check
> > --> Processing Dependency: qt4-x11 >= 4.2 for package: skype
> > --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> > Error: Missing Dependency: qt4-x11 >= 4.2 is needed by package skype
> > 
> > Any ideas please as to how this can be overcome so that I can install
> > and run this very useful utility?
> > 
> > Andy
> > 
> I had a hell of a time getting this to work.  I ended up installing the 
> older version of skype (1.3.0.53).
> 
> As far as usefulness goes, you may want to look at alternatives such as 
> Ekiga, which are free, cross platform and use open standards.   It's far 
> less useful when it has had the video guts ripped out of it (which the 
> GNU/Linux client does not support video).
> 
> Ekiga is in CentOS 5 base.
> 
Thanks,
Actually Ekiga is already installed in my CentOS 5 system - one question
though - can I communicate with skype users via Ekiga?

Andy

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Re: [CentOS] Installing skype in CentOS 5

2007-11-07 Thread James A. Peltier

Andrew Allen wrote:

Having just upgraded my system from CentOS 4.4 to 5.0, I'm a bit
disappointed that I still can't install skype from the skype repo using
yum - when I try yum install skype, I end up with:

libsigc++20-2.0.17-1.el5. 100% |=| 217 kB
00:13 
---> Package libsigc++20.i386 0:2.0.17-1.el5.rf set to be updated

--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: qt4-x11 >= 4.2 for package: skype
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Missing Dependency: qt4-x11 >= 4.2 is needed by package skype

Any ideas please as to how this can be overcome so that I can install
and run this very useful utility?

Andy

I had a hell of a time getting this to work.  I ended up installing the 
older version of skype (1.3.0.53).


As far as usefulness goes, you may want to look at alternatives such as 
Ekiga, which are free, cross platform and use open standards.   It's far 
less useful when it has had the video guts ripped out of it (which the 
GNU/Linux client does not support video).


Ekiga is in CentOS 5 base.

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[CentOS] Installing skype in CentOS 5

2007-11-07 Thread Andrew Allen
Having just upgraded my system from CentOS 4.4 to 5.0, I'm a bit
disappointed that I still can't install skype from the skype repo using
yum - when I try yum install skype, I end up with:

libsigc++20-2.0.17-1.el5. 100% |=| 217 kB
00:13 
---> Package libsigc++20.i386 0:2.0.17-1.el5.rf set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: qt4-x11 >= 4.2 for package: skype
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Missing Dependency: qt4-x11 >= 4.2 is needed by package skype

Any ideas please as to how this can be overcome so that I can install
and run this very useful utility?

Andy


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