On Thu, 2009-12-03 at 00:24 +0100, Niki Kovacs wrote: > Andrew a écrit : > > Which is the best version of skype to install in CentOS 5.3? skype.i586 > > 2.0.0.72-fc5 from the skype repo or skype 2.1.0.47-fc10.i586.rpm from > > the 'skype for linux beta' downloads section of the skype website? > > > > I'm using the static version, which works fine. I have an install script > for it, see below. Download the tarball and put it in /tmp, then run the > script as root. Only thing you'll miss is a correct .desktop file, which > comes from another script here. > > Cheers, > > Niki Kovacs > > > #!/bin/bash > # > # install-skype.sh > > set -x > > VERSION=2.1.0.47 > > # Clean up old Skype install > rm -rf /usr/share/skype > rm -f /usr/bin/skype > rm -f /usr/share/applications/skype.desktop > rm -f /etc/dbus-1/system.d/skype.conf > > cd /tmp > > rm -rf skype_static-$VERSION > > if [ ! -f skype_static-$VERSION.tar.bz2 ]; then > wget -c > http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-beta-static/skype_static-$VERSION.tar.bz2 > fi > > tar xvjf skype_static-$VERSION.tar.bz2 > cd skype_static-$VERSION > > mkdir /usr/share/skype > mv avatars/ icons/ lang/ sounds/ /usr/share/skype/ > mv skype /usr/bin/ > mv skype.conf /etc/dbus-1/system.d/ > touch /usr/share/applications/skype.desktop > > cd ../ > rm -rf skype_static-$VERSION > > exit Many thanks for that, it looks very useful. But may I just ask what's wrong with using yum install skype from the skype repo? Andy