On Wed, 2 Mar 2011, Eero Volotinen wrote: > To: CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> > From: Eero Volotinen <eero.volotinen at iki.fi> > Subject: Re: [CentOS] RFC: video call recommendations > > 2011/3/2 <m.roth at 5-cent.us>: >> I run CentOS at home, not just at work... Anyway, I've got a friend in >> Chicago who recently mentioned that they'd like to do videocalling. Now, >> I've heard of skype, but a quick google says there's some problems on >> Linux. I also see ekiga, and aMSN. I'm running Skype on Centos 5.5 OK without any problems :) skype_static-2.1.0.81.tar.bz2 Which you can get from here: http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/get-skype/on-your-computer/linux/post-download/ Click on the 'Static' version below OpenSuse 11+ to download the tar.bz2 file. This is just a compressed static executable skype binary, with supporting files, so it does not affect the RPM package database. Unpack the bz2 file, and follow the installation instructions under: /skype_static-2.1.0.81/README I had to modify the path to the Skype icon in the /usr/share/applications/skype.desktop file, so XFCE4 can find Skype's application icon: [Desktop Entry] Name=Skype Comment=Skype Internet Telephony Exec=skype Icon=/usr/share/skype/avatars/Skype.png Terminal=0 Type=Application Encoding=UTF-8 Categories=Network;Application; Under XFCE4 desktop, Skype can be found at: Xfce Menu->Network->Skype HTH Keith ----------------------------------------------------------------- Websites: http://www.karsites.net http://www.php-debuggers.net http://www.raised-from-the-dead.org.uk All email addresses are challenge-response protected with TMDA [http://tmda.net] -----------------------------------------------------------------