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. -- -- dag wieers, dag at centos.org, http://dag.wieers.com/ -- [Any errors in spelling, tact or fact are transmission errors]