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
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.
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
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?
Andy
CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
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. ;)
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 :/
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
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.
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
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.
[dag@rhun dag]# rpm -q skype skype-2.0.0.13-centos
Kind regards,
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.
[dag@rhun 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
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.
[dag@rhun 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
CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
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.
[dag@rhun 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
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
CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
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, Johnny Hughes
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