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#1 2014-07-08 16:23:56

cbrake
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Registered: 2013-05-17
Posts: 7

skype no longer starting

Hi, I just updated my 64-bit system, and skype tries to start, but then I get a console message "Aborted".  Has anyone else seen this or have a work-around?  I downloaded skype directly and it does the same thing.

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#2 2014-07-17 20:08:10

jdkdonk
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Registered: 2009-11-23
Posts: 23

Re: skype no longer starting

Not sure whats going on, but I removed my ~/.Skype and restarted. 

Seems to be OK now.

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#3 2014-07-17 20:34:29

cbrake
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Registered: 2013-05-17
Posts: 7

Re: skype no longer starting

thanks!!! that fixed the issue for me! 

Before I deleted ~/.skype, it appears like it was running out of memory and getting killed or something.

Now sound does not work -- one step at a time ...

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#4 2014-07-23 13:01:31

mastorak
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Registered: 2014-04-01
Posts: 27

Re: skype no longer starting

Recently(last month) skype released a new version which only works using pulseaudio.
If you have an ALSA-only system this explains why there is no sound.

Last edited by mastorak (2014-07-23 13:01:52)

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