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obsrv

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Registered: 2005-02-08

Posts: 137

Skype native x86_64 client

Hello,
There is Skype released for Ubuntu 64bit, it seems to be native 64bit client of Skype. Is it possible to use it in Arch64 instead of bin32-skype? There is only a deb file.

http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/s … ux/choose/

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ngoonee

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Registered: 2009-03-17

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Re: Skype native x86_64 client

They've had that for a while. All it is is a multi-libbed 32-bit skype, which wouldn't work in Arch since no native multi-lib.

Just run a chroot and be done with it .

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jelly

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Registered: 2008-06-10

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Re: Skype native x86_64 client

or just use the bin32-skype one wich is exactly the multilib one . Anyway it's sad that ubuntu is so dirty too use multilib just like Windows does

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wonder

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Registered: 2006-07-05

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Re: Skype native x86_64 client

that deb is the same as bin32-skype. look at deb dependencies:

Depends: lib32stdc++6 (>= 4.1.1-21), lib32asound2 (>> 1.0.14), ia32-libs (>= 1.6), libc6-i386 (>= 2.7-1), lib32gcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1-21+ia32.libs.1.19)
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JuseBox

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Registered: 2009-11-27

Posts: 260

Re: Skype native x86_64 client

I am running the bin32-skype.  Besides my own personal issues with alsa everything works out the box.  Personally better same with bin32-wine.  I would go with the bin32 very easy and if you need guidance through that let us know.

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