LINUX HOWTO - Installing Skype on CentOS-5

The Linux version of skype 2.x (beta) is available. However, there is no binary RPM for CentOS. You can install the static version by follow the instructions here:

The available generic skype binaries are 32-bit, so if you're running a 64-bit system you need to make sure you have various 32-bit libraries installed: yum install glib2.i386 qt4.i386 zlib.i386 alsa-lib.i386 libX11.i386 \

libXv.i386 libXScrnSaver.i386

Installing to /opt (tweak to taste): cd /tmp

wget http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-beta-static
cd /opt
tar jxvf /tmp/skype_static-2.1.0.81.tar.bz2
ln -s skype_static-2.1.0.81 skype


You need to replace the version number to match the one downloaded. At the time of this writing, it is 2.1.0.81.


http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-beta-static


Setup some symlinks (the first is required for sounds to work, the second is optional):


ln -s /opt/skype /usr/share/skype
ln -s /opt/skype/skype /usr/bin/skype

Running Skype


You can run the skype program (as a normal user) from the command line with the command:


skype


Also, you can double click the skype launcher from your desktop.


See the README file at /usr/share/skype/README and the documentation from the Skype Website for instructions on how to use skype.

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