How to use Skype?
How to use Skype?
Just loaded Puppy. So far I really like it. Has allot of helpfiul directions in getting things working. Found oyher Linux distro's frustrating. Anyway, can Skype be used with Puppy and if so which one.
skype
Search on the forum for skype , there are a lot of notes on it .
It works with ALSA who is default in the newer Puppy .
If you use a Puppy without Alsa , install it from the Puppyforum about ALSA.
It works with ALSA who is default in the newer Puppy .
If you use a Puppy without Alsa , install it from the Puppyforum about ALSA.
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Instructions ?
If you want skype use pupget, it was in there the last time I used it.
If you want the latest and greatest skype & you have qt installed
Download the package from skype named "Dynamic binary tar.bz2"
Extract to wherever you want. And press the skype executalble when you want to use it, of course you can create a shortcut on the desktop.
If you do not have qt installed download the package named "Static binary tar.bz2 with Qt 3.2 compiled in" and do as I instructed above.
If you want skype use pupget, it was in there the last time I used it.
If you want the latest and greatest skype & you have qt installed
Download the package from skype named "Dynamic binary tar.bz2"
Extract to wherever you want. And press the skype executalble when you want to use it, of course you can create a shortcut on the desktop.
If you do not have qt installed download the package named "Static binary tar.bz2 with Qt 3.2 compiled in" and do as I instructed above.
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Skype Instability
I have skype installed at three locations and it seems to be very unstable and frequently hangs. Im using 1.06 and have tried the version 1.2.0.18 at skype.com and the puppy installer version 1.1.0.20 . It also sometimes lets me make one call and then hangs, or doesnt let me log in at all. Is this a version instability (puppy 1.06 was pre-ALSA)?
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skype
have just upgraded to skype 1.09 and it is working fine now. I think it must be something to do with having the new ALSA sound that was introduced since 1.07. If you have problems it is worth upgrading.....in fact, its just worth upgrading
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Bug report and workaround
I have noticed a bug on 1.09CE and skype 1.1.0.2 . If you close it and then re-open and try to log in again your login will fail.
If you go into control panel>kp manage running processes you will see several entries for skype after you have ran it once. You will need to manually kill off these processes before you can re-open skype and log in again.
If you go into control panel>kp manage running processes you will see several entries for skype after you have ran it once. You will need to manually kill off these processes before you can re-open skype and log in again.
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2.02 and Skype
Looking through the Skype Forum, I have found this to be a bug in Skype itself. A workaround is to type "killall skype" into a terminal. Then you can restart skype and it will log in normally.
I also have discovered an issue with Skype and 2.02 (perhaps all 2.xx versions). See this thread
I also have discovered an issue with Skype and 2.02 (perhaps all 2.xx versions). See this thread
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Bug
Hi Fluxit, no, I use icewmultra. I tried it in JWM just to make sure and the bug is still there. Ive no experience with fluxbox.
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