[Sticky] How do I install Skype on Fedora?
How do I install Skype on Fedora?
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Now skype support rpm packages and 64 bits native not need to install 32 bits depenencies.
download from here
open a terminal and instal it
sudo dnf install skypeforlinux-64.rpm
Regards.,
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Open a terminal
64 bits
su
dnf -y install https://repo.skype.com/latest/skypeforlinux-64-alpha.rpm
OLD VERSION
32 bits
Download the skype RPM from the official website and select Fedora 32 bit (or simply click here)
You can then simply double click on the package and packagekit should offer to install it for you. If you'd like to use the terminal, use:
sudo yum localinstall skype-*.rpm
64 bits
If you are using a 64 bit system(x86_64), then you need to manually install some of these packaages
sudo yum -y install libXv.i686 libXScrnSaver.i686 qt.i686 qt-x11.i686 pulseaudio-libs.i686 pulseaudio-libs-glib2.i686 alsa-plugins-pulseaudio.i686
NOTE: For Fedora 22+, please replace yum with dnf.
Screenshot of Skype running on Fedora 18
@FranciscoD_ Thanks for the Correction...
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If using skype on a 64bit system, one might need to manually install some 32bit packages as detailed here: http://fedorasolved.org/Members/dcr226/installing-skype
Can you please update your answer to include this information @Akshay? Thanks.
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As an additional note @Akshay in Fedora 22 you don't need localinstall, just type dnf rpm_file_name.rpm and dnf will gather the required packages to install. Sorry I can't update the answer cause I don't have enough Karma
The link provided by @FranciscoD_ no longer works and I have been trying to follow the steps in all the answer without any luck
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The link in the comment is no longer needed. He edited the answer to include all that information.
In 23 dependencies are sorted automatically. All you need to do is download the Skype package for Fedora and double click to install it.
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For Fedora 22 and 24 this also works. Just install the Fedora 32 bit package. The dependencies will automagically be resolved. Though I had to do it via command line: dnf install skype-4.3.0.37-fedora.i586.rpm (see answer on http://superuser.com/a/1021665/180675 )
dnf config-manager --add-repo=http://negativo17.org/repos/fedora-skype.repo
dnf -y install skype
dnf -y install skype4pidgin
taken from here: http://negativo17.org/skype-and-skype...
I would use flatpak to install/run Skype : http://flatpak.org/apps.html
or use the command line :
flatpak install flathub com.skype.Client
flatpak run com.skype.Client
For Fedora 23+ 64-bit systems, download and install Skype from the stable branch using dnf:
sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://repo.skype.com/data/skype-stable.repo
sudo dnf install skypeforlinux
The "new" Skype, based on WebRTC, which is still in alpha phase, can be found here: https://repo.skype.com/latest/
(no video chat yet, ...)
Goto skype website. Select sign in -> use skype online. Et voila. Your browser is the interface, no installation at all.
Try the negativo Skype repository. It has generally always worked very well, and has support for Fedora 21+ and CentOS/RHEL 6 and 7.
http://negativo17.org/skype-and-skype...
UPDATE: This is no longer necessary, nor IMO recommended. Microsoft now provides a repository for the new WebRTC / Electron-based Skype, which generally seems to work quite well. Other answers have covered this.
You could try
yum install libXScrnSaver.i586
also check out this page
http://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2012/install-skype-on-fedora-centos-red-hat-rhel-scientific-linux-sl/
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Try:
yum install qtwebkit.i686
there might be other dependencies that must be installed as well.
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Hi all, I am trying to get Skype installed on Fedora 18 64 bits OS. I am following the instructions on the next link: http://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2012/install-skype-on-fedora-centos-red-hat-rhel-scientific-linux-sl/ I am getting the following error(similar to the first one poster, but it has nothing to do with duplicate versions) while trying to install the first dependencies: Protected multilib versions: freetype-2.4.10-4.fc18.i686 != freetype-2.4.10-3.fc18.x8664 Error: Protected multilib versions: 1:qt-4.8.4-17.fc18.i686 != 1:qt-4.8.4-14.fc18.x8664 Thanks!:-)
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And how about use lpf-skype ? https://ask.fedoraproject.org/en/ques...
Well, for third party applications that already provide fedora repositories and packages, I don't see a point of using lpf which will just download, rebuild and then redeploy them (if i understand the functioning of lpf properly). Why shouldn't a user just use the provided package instead of using a tool which fetches this package and rebuilds it?
Hi, lpf could be better because install all dependencies, package could have some improvements, provides updates and we will have more uniform tests .
How exactly does lpf work? Skype doesn't provide source, so you're pretty much just extracting the rpm they provide and repackaging it, right? What tests can you run on that? Doesnt the user need to have packaging utils installed for lpf to work - I assume lpf would pull these things in?
Is a piece of art :) , download the static tar.gz and put it in an rpm , may ask user to approve the restrict license and is the user that download the content, so lpf could deal with non-redistribution code , like skype. yeah lpf is for generic software, skype have rpms , but others can't have , also we could improve installation of desktop integration etc and of course deal with all dependencies.