Comments on: Don’t Believe the Skype

By: Jkor86

Jkor86 — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:45:06 +0000

i think the problem is what repositories you have choosen to access, just open the synaptic packet manager an edit the repository sources… i just ticked everything and the install worked afterwards

By: Skype Free Download

Skype Free Download — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:05:41 +0000

Interesting. I’ve never had this kind of problem. Well, goog luck.

By: Mahjongg

Mahjongg — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 03:05:59 +0000

The gOS version 1.0.1 as installed on the gPC, and the gOS 2.0-beta1 that can be downloaded from the http://www.thinkgos.com both had Skype pre-installed, so there is no reason to think it can’t work on this new version of gOS, which is based on GNOME, not on Enlightenment 17, and thus is even more close to a normal Ubuntu.

By: Brad Linder

Brad Linder — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 13:45:58 +0000

You could try adding the Medibuntu repositories to your source list and installing Skype using apt-get or the Synaptic Package Manager. That way it should download any necessary files automatically.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu

Alternately, you could try installing Skype 2.0 beta instead of Skype 1.4. I’m not sure if that will work better, but it’s worth a shot.

http://www.skype.com/download/skype/linux/beta/

As for Debian v. Ubuntu, Ubuntu is based on Debian Linux, much like gOS is based on Ubuntu. So while not every single Debian based application is guaranteed to run on Ubuntu, there’s a lot of overlap.

By: MikeZ

MikeZ — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:04:18 +0000

What the error message means is two things …
Your running Gnome not KDE;
The dependency information in the Skype package wasn’t executed (you have to be root) or is incorrect.

The Skype application itself must be installing for your user-name only (which is just fine) but system
libraries need to be installed by the root user.

The directions given by JAmerican should get you running Skype and most other KDE applications.

By: JAmerican

JAmerican — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 05:10:50 +0000

Try this:

sudo apt-get install libqt4-GUI libqt4-Core

from here:
http://www.danielesalamina.it/en/installare-skype-su-ubuntu-gutsy-tramite-apt-o-synaptic/

Then try installing Skype.

Hope it works. Does the Cloudbook have a 1.3MP camera or a .3 MP camera. Could you take a picture and check. Don’t read the manual and tell me because Everex seems to be confused in their manual and their press release state two different resolutions.

Also does the Cloudbook have a mic near the camera?

Could you make more YouTube videos of the Cloudbook running gOS? Showing YouTube playing? Show its speed in opening applications? I think a lot of people would like a more visual review than the traditional written review.

Thanks,

JAmerican

By: Bri

Bri — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 05:10:02 +0000

There is two versions on the skype download page. I would think you would need the fiesty fawn one.