Problems installing Skype. (LXDE 13.37 - 64 bits)

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Aleph
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Problems installing Skype. (LXDE 13.37 - 64 bits)

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Hi friends,

I need now Skype at work...

I run Salix LXDE 13.37 - 64 bits

I tried installing it through Sourcery but it doesn't works.

Can you help me?


Thanks.
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Re: Problems installing Skype. (LXDE 13.37 - 64 bits)

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gapan
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Re: Problems installing Skype. (LXDE 13.37 - 64 bits)

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Skype is not available in 64bits. You can either:

1. Ask Microsoft for a 64bit linux binary
2. Install multilib and then install a 32bit skype
3. Hunt down for a 32bit skype package that has every single 32bit library that it needs bundled. I know there is one mentioned in the linuxquestions.org forum somewhere. This will work in a 64bit system
4. Install a 32bit Salix and install skype
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Re: Problems installing Skype. (LXDE 13.37 - 64 bits)

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If you Google Skype + Linux 64bit you will find nemerous articles on how to achieve this.

Read through this page. It's long, but really straightforward (just a lot of helpful descriptions)
http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/dok ... e:multilib

IMO they really need to move on and release the 64bit version, but until this happens, you need multilib
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Aleph
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Re: Problems installing Skype. (LXDE 13.37 - 64 bits)

Post by Aleph »

Hi friends,

Thanks for the info!!!!!

I'll try it.

Thanks!!
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