On Sun, Mar 19, 2006 at 01:03:26PM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I downloaded skype: > > dpkg: error processing Desktop/skype_1.2.0.18-1_i386.deb (--install): > package architecture (i386) does not match system (amd64) > Errors were encountered while processing: > Desktop/skype_1.2.0.18-1_i386.deb > > resolvable?
Convince Skype to go OSS, or at least to provide a .deb file for amd64? Not being free software, you're always going to be playing catch up with it. > I tried to get xine to play a wmv file. I enabled every repositry and every > option. I get (sic): > > The stream ShazBaz.wmv use an unsupported codec: > Video Codec: Windows Media Video 9(WMV3) > Start Playing anyway ? > > Easy with SuSE: install the w32codec-all-20050412-0.pm.0.i586.rpm Nothing like a bit of illegal redistribution to keep a distro on it's toes. There is an equivalent package available for Debian/Ubuntu called win32codecs. Google will reveal all, no doubt. > Also, my SuSE amd64 has 32 libs, so it can run 32 apps. Skype don't give any > other options. The package you want is ia32-libs, I'd say. - Matt -- A friend is someone you can call to help you move. A best friend is someone you can call to help you move a body. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
