Getting Skype to work on Ubuntu

[hashimoto]

Eamonn Sullivan Wrote: 
> On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 10:28:33 +0900, janne <jan.moren at lucs.lu.se> wrote:
> > Actually, I have it running with no special fixes as all. I
> downloaded
> > the statically built version and it works - ugly as sin, and the font
> > rendering can make you cry in pain but it does work. I guess it
> depends
> > on what audio hardware you have.
> 
> I had *long* delays in sending and hearing replies (10-20 seconds), so
> this solution worked for me. It  *should* work using OSS emulation
> through ALSA, but it didn't for me.
> 
> > However, does anybody else have the problem that the Skype
> notification
> > thingy rarely actually ends up in the notification area? For me it
> > usually just becomes another small, useless window in a corner.
> Really
> > annoying.
> 
> Yes, I had that to. I downloaded an update that just went on the site
> yesterday (0.93.0.3 is the latest) and now the notification goes where
> it is supposed to. Still ugly, but slightly less so. There are still
> plenty of bugs to squish, though. The Help/About page doesn't work for
> me now, for a start.
> 
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I have the "dynamic" version os Skype running on mine. I downloaded
the necessary KDE libs from repos before installing and everything runs
just fine, except for the notification/launcher. Got to try updating.

Hashimoto


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