Skype not working in 9.04

[Karl F. Larsen]

David M Lemcoe Jr. wrote:
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> Pastor JW wrote:
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>> On Monday 27 April 2009 3:35:09 pm David M Lemcoe Jr. wrote:
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>>> Karl F. Larsen wrote:
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>>>> David M Lemcoe Jr. wrote: Karl F. Larsen wrote:
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>>>>>>> David M Lemcoe Jr. wrote: Hello. I recently installed
>>>>>>> Xubuntu 9.04 with ext4. I installed it normally from the
>>>>>>> .deb for Ubuntu from Skype.com. When I select Skype from
>>>>>>> the Applications menu, nothing happens and when I go to
>>>>>>> see what
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> was happening by executing from the terminal, I get this:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>>>> david at ubuntu:~$ skype Segmentation fault
>>>>>>>>>> david at ubuntu:~$
>>>>>>>>>>                     
>>>>>>> Does anyone have any ideas why this isn't working? I
>>>>>>> really need to use Skype!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> David
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Skype runs fine on 9.04 when you use Gnome.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Karl
>>>>>>>               
>>>> Well I'm clearly not using GNOME.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If you MUST have Skype you might consider using Gnome :-)
>>>>
>>>> Or you can stay with KDE and complain every 2 hours to this
>>>> list.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Karl
>>>>         
>>> No I'm with XFCE. I love it! Except for the rare repository
>>> problems :(.
>>>
>>> Thanks, and I hate GNOME. haha!
>>>       
>> Thanks for the heads up.  Without Skype I believe I'll have to pass
>> on the "upgrade" too till they fix the broken distro.  I also
>> really dislike Gnome.  8.10 was non usable as KDE couldn't do
>> anything we needed to do, now it seems 9.04 is broken somewhere for
>> Skype doesn't work,  perhaps we'll have to still wait till 9.10
>> before there is an upgrade from 8.04 suitable for use.  Skype is
>> used here at least a hundred times per day in our ministry. And on
>> a personal level several times a week to visit with my nine
>> grandchildren!!
>>     
> I'm glad to see it used in such a way! You know what Skype needs to
> do, is come out with a NEW VERSION. My my. Linux is on version 2 and
> Windows is on 4 and Mac is on 2.7. Why the short end on Linux's side?
> rawr!
>
> David
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    Boy that is the truth! The Windows Skype works so much better now 
than the old Linux version my Skype friends wonder why I stay with Linux!


Karl