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 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 252 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20071112/8678ed8a/attachment-0005.sig>