Skype-4.0.0.7 installed

[Atip]

I installed skype-4.0.0.7-suse.i586.rpm with rpm -i --nodeps since I could not find anymore a
static version for slackware. To run skype I had to install as well rpm -i --nodeps libstdc++6-4.7.0-0.6-mdv2012.0.i586.rpm.

So far this version of skype seems to be working properly. I put it into me home directory.

[thenktor]

Well, messing with system libraries might not be the best idea...

[zAchAry]

Look up for a static version of Skype that you can run directly from a folder or from a USB stick for that matter, instead of fiddling with your system.

[JRD]

I agree, the full-static version is running correctly. No need to have a .rpm package installed.
But of course, it's skype, and it tries to read and do-who-ever-know-what with the data it found in ~/.
I see some folks here that run skype in a jail (with chroot). I didn't set up a thing like that yet, but I think it could be a good idea to prevent skype from reading our data without consentement.

[zAchAry]

I see some folks here that run skype in a jail (with chroot). I didn't set up a thing like that yet, but I think it could be a good idea to prevent skype from reading our data without consentement.

Haha Sounds great! Is there an easy guide for chroot to "jail" applications in the system?

[djemos]

I installed skype-4.0.0.7-suse.i586.rpm with rpm -i --nodeps since I could not find anymore a
static version for slackware. To run skype I had to install as well rpm -i --nodeps libstdc++6-4.7.0-0.6-mdv2012.0.i586.rpm.

So far this version of skype seems to be working properly. I put it into me home directory.

It is better to not use static version for skype.
There is a dynamic as also a static version for slackware/salix.
Here is a dynamic version i use skype-4.0.0.7 for slackware/salix
Here is the static version 4.0.0.7 of skype for slackware/salix
For skype-static you have also to create a link (ln -sf /usr/lib/libtiff.so.3.9.6 /usr/lib/libtiff.so.4)

[Shador]

I see some folks here that run skype in a jail (with chroot). I didn't set up a thing like that yet, but I think it could be a good idea to prevent skype from reading our data without consentement.

Haha Sounds great! Is there an easy guide for chroot to "jail" applications in the system?

I know about two occurences where I've written about setting up/using a chroot recently:
viewtopic.php?f=22&t=3374&p=22205
viewtopic.php?f=24&t=3031&p=19498

Here's a more recent version of the script in the second post that works with skype (I actually use it to run skype on my 64bit system): http://gaia.homelinux.org/misc/switch32

[Atip]

I installed skype-4.0.0.7-suse.i586.rpm with rpm -i --nodeps since I could not find anymore a
static version for slackware. To run skype I had to install as well rpm -i --nodeps libstdc++6-4.7.0-0.6-mdv2012.0.i586.rpm.

So far this version of skype seems to be working properly. I put it into me home directory.

It is better to not use static version for skype.
There is a dynamic as also a static version for slackware/salix.
Here is a dynamic version i use skype-4.0.0.7 for slackware/salix
Here is the static version 4.0.0.7 of skype for slackware/salix
For skype-static you have also to create a link (ln -sf /usr/lib/libtiff.so.3.9.6 /usr/lib/libtiff.so.4)

Thanks! Works fine. Got rid of the rpm. It is just that in skype.com Downloads there is no more
static/dynamic version offered unlike before.

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[Alex]

Here is a dynamic version i use skype-4.0.0.7 for slackware/salix
Here is the static version 4.0.0.7 of skype for slackware/salix

Thanks!