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