[CentOS] Installing skype in CentOS 5

[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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