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voidzero

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Registered: 2007-06-21

Posts: 110

Skype question

I have installed skype version 1.3.0.53, but it's really ugly. No antialiasing for fonts, looks like some ugly GTK1 app. Is this normal?

Furthermore I tried to install a newer skype from the AUR, but since skype changed the pathnames for its linux files it does no longer work. Can anyone give me advice on what to do now?

ps I love arch, have been using it for less than a week (though I'm a linux user for 11 years) - gotta say, arch is great!

drakosha

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Registered: 2006-01-03

Posts: 253

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Re: Skype question

skype-devel (in the aur i believe) works ok. It's QT, not GTK based, so try to dig into QT configuration

voidzero

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Registered: 2007-06-21

Posts: 110

Re: Skype question

I have tried to install that, but I think skype has changed something on their website:

   -> Downloading skype-alpha-1.4.0.58-generic.tar.bz2
--13:16:40--  http://download.skype.com/linux/skype-a … ic.tar.bz2
           => `skype-alpha-1.4.0.58-generic.tar.bz2'
Resolving download.skype.com... 130.117.72.42, 130.117.72.43
Connecting to download.skype.com|130.117.72.42|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Not Found
13:16:40 ERROR 404: Not Found.

newgargamel

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From: PL, CZ

Registered: 2005-08-28

Posts: 156

Re: Skype question

the current version is skype-1.4.0.74.tar.bz2

voidzero

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Registered: 2007-06-21

Posts: 110

Re: Skype question

I tried to modify the PKGBUILD but also this version does not download..

nick122147

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Registered: 2007-05-17

Posts: 33

Re: Skype question

run qtconfig
then you can change fonts and more.

voidzero

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Registered: 2007-06-21

Posts: 110

Re: Skype question

Excellent Didn't know that, thanks Nick. Are you aware of any sites that have QT Themes for download?

drakosha

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Registered: 2006-01-03

Posts: 253

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Re: Skype question

probably here:
http://www.kde-look.org/

Greycloack

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Registered: 2004-03-05

Posts: 166

Re: Skype question

If you don't have KDE install you should install polymer from AUR. It's a rather elegent QT style that doesn't depend on KDE at all. You can then choose it in qtconfig