Salam,

I tried installing skype on Fedora 10, today, and ran into small problems. So I decided to share with you the solutions.

My desktop is Fedora 10 64 bit.

I downloaded skype from http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-fc7 , (FC7 is the latest available on this site, the saved file will have fc5 in the file name, so don’t be alarmed!). Then I tried to install it using RPM, but I got many dependency problems.

[root@desktop Download]# rpm -ivh skype-2.0.0.7 warning: skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586.rpm: Header V3 error: Failed dependencies: libQtCore.so.4 is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libQtDBus.so.4 is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libQtGui.so.4 is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libQtNetwork.so.4 is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libX11.so.6 is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libXext.so.6 is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libXss.so.1 is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libXv.so.1 is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libasound.so.2 is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libasound.so.2(ALSA_0.9) is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libasound.so.2(ALSA_0.9.0rc4) is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libc.so.6 is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.0) is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1) is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1.3) is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.2) is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3) is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3.4) is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.4) is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libgcc_s.so.1 is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libgcc_s.so.1(GCC_3.0) is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libgcc_s.so.1(GLIBC_2.0) is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libm.so.6 is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libm.so.6(GLIBC_2.0) is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libpthread.so.0 is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libpthread.so.0(GLIBC_2.0) is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libpthread.so.0(GLIBC_2.1) is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libpthread.so.0(GLIBC_2.2) is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libpthread.so.0(GLIBC_2.3.2) is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 librt.so.1 is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libstdc++.so.6 is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libstdc++.so.6(CXXABI_1.3) is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libstdc++.so.6(CXXABI_1.3.1) is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libstdc++.so.6(GLIBCXX_3.4) is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 libstdc++.so.6(GLIBCXX_3.4.4) is needed by skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586 [root@desktop Download]# 2-fc5.i586.rpm
DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID d66b746e

At the first glance this is a frightening list. But , then YUM comes to the rescue. Easiest method is to install this using “yum localinstall” method, which will install required dependencies itself ! :-

[root@desktop Download]# yum -y localinstall skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586.rpm –nogpgcheck
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
Setting up Local Package Process
Examining skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586.rpm: skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586
Marking skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586.rpm to be installed
Resolving Dependencies
—> Running transaction check
—> Package skype.i586 0:2.0.0.72-fc5 set to be updated
—> Processing Dependency: libQtCore.so.4 for package: skype
—> Processing Dependency: libQtDBus.so.4 for package: skype

[ output snipped ]

—> Package speex.i386 0:1.2-0.10.rc1.fc10 set to be updated
—> Package wavpack.i386 0:4.50.1-2.fc10 set to be updated
—> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

==============================================================================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
==============================================================================================================================================
Installing:
skype i586 2.0.0.72-fc5 skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586.rpm 19 M
Installing for dependencies:
alsa-lib i386 1.0.20-1.fc10 updates 412 k
dbus-libs i386 1:1.2.4-2.fc10 updates 129 k

…

[ output snipped ]

…

readline i386 5.2-13.fc9 fedora 184 k
speex i386 1.2-0.10.rc1.fc10 fedora 97 k
sqlite i386 3.5.9-4.fc10 updates 246 k
wavpack i386 4.50.1-2.fc10 fedora 126 k
xine-lib i386 1.1.16.3-2.fc10 updates 2.7 M
zlib i386 1.2.3-18.fc9 fedora 74 k

Transaction Summary

Install 60 Package(s)
Update 0 Package(s)
Remove 0 Package(s)

Total size: 57 M
Total download size: 19 M
Downloading Packages:
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : libgcc 1/60
Installing : glibc 2/60
…

[ output snipped ]

…

Installing : phonon-backend-xine 58/60
Installing : gamin 59/60
Installing : skype 60/60

Installed:
skype.i586 0:2.0.0.72-fc5

Dependency Installed:
alsa-lib.i386 0:1.0.20-1.fc10 dbus-libs.i386 1:1.2.4-2.fc10 e2fsprogs-libs.i386 0:1.41.4-5.fc10
expat.i386 0:2.0.1-5 flac.i386 0:1.2.1-4.fc9 fontconfig.i386 0:2.6.0-3.fc10

[ output snipped ]

speex.i386 0:1.2-0.10.rc1.fc10 sqlite.i386 0:3.5.9-4.fc10 wavpack.i386 0:4.50.1-2.fc10
xine-lib.i386 0:1.1.16.3-2.fc10 zlib.i386 0:1.2.3-18.fc9

Complete!
[root@desktop Download]#

Ok. Installation is done. Next you would want to start skype. Go ahead start it. I use KDE and when I started it, I got some sound problems and error messages. Such as:

ALSA lib control.c:874:(snd_ctl_open_conf) Cannot open shared library /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_pulse.so
ALSA lib pcm.c:2211:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hdmi
ALSA lib pcm.c:2211:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hdmi
ALSA lib pcm.c:2171:(snd_pcm_open_conf) Cannot open shared library /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_pulse.so
ALSA lib pcm.c:2171:(snd_pcm_open_conf) Cannot open shared library /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_pulse.so
ALSA lib control.c:874:(snd_ctl_open_conf) Cannot open shared library /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_pulse.so
ALSA lib pcm.c:2211:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hdmi
ALSA lib pcm.c:2211:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hdmi
ALSA lib pcm.c:2171:(snd_pcm_open_conf) Cannot open shared library /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_pulse.so
ALSA lib pcm.c:2171:(snd_pcm_open_conf) Cannot open shared library /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_pulse.so
ALSA lib control.c:874:(snd_ctl_open_conf) Cannot open shared library /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_pulse.so
ALSA lib pcm.c:2211:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hdmi
ALSA lib pcm.c:2211:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hdmi
ALSA lib pcm.c:2171:(snd_pcm_open_conf) Cannot open shared library /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_pulse.so
ALSA lib pcm.c:2171:(snd_pcm_open_conf) Cannot open shared library /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_pulse.so
ALSA lib control.c:874:(snd_ctl_open_conf) Cannot open shared library /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_pulse.so
ALSA lib control.c:874:(snd_ctl_open_conf) Cannot open shared library /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_pulse.so
ALSA lib control.c:874:(snd_ctl_open_conf) Cannot open shared library /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_pulse.so
ALSA lib control.c:874:(snd_ctl_open_conf) Cannot open shared library /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_pulse.so
ALSA lib control.c:874:(snd_ctl_open_conf) Cannot open shared library /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_pulse.so
ALSA lib control.c:874:(snd_ctl_open_conf) Cannot open shared library /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_pulse.so
ALSA lib control.c:874:(snd_ctl_open_conf) Cannot open shared library /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_pulse.so

The solution is to get rid of pulseaudio, which interfers almost with everything in KDE. Quit skype first. Then:

[root@desktop Download]# yum remove alsa-plugins-pulseaudio

Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
Setting up Remove Process
Resolving Dependencies
—> Running transaction check
—> Package alsa-plugins-pulseaudio.x86_64 0:1.0.18-2.fc10 set to be erased
—> Processing Dependency: alsa-plugins-pulseaudio for package: kde-settings-pulseaudio
—> Running transaction check
—> Package kde-settings-pulseaudio.noarch 0:4.1-6.20090206svn.fc10 set to be erased
—> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

==============================================================================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
==============================================================================================================================================
Removing:
alsa-plugins-pulseaudio x86_64 1.0.18-2.fc10 installed 95 k
Removing for dependencies:
kde-settings-pulseaudio noarch 4.1-6.20090206svn.fc10 installed 0.0

Transaction Summary

Install 0 Package(s)
Update 0 Package(s)
Remove 2 Package(s)

Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Erasing : alsa-plugins-pulseaudio 1/2
Erasing : kde-settings-pulseaudio 2/2

Removed:
alsa-plugins-pulseaudio.x86_64 0:1.0.18-2.fc10

Dependency Removed:
kde-settings-pulseaudio.noarch 0:4.1-6.20090206svn.fc10

Complete!
[root@desktop Download]#

Done.

That is all. Once you start skpe now, it will not give any sound problems. Remember to select “default” in the list of sound devices in skype. You don’t need to change that. Later you may see occasional error/warning messages such as:

ALSA lib pcm.c:2211:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hdmi

Just ignore them. At least my skype is working properly , even these messages are showing occasionally.