Skype on Ubuntu Netbook Remix

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Hi all,

I have just installed UNR on my Aspire One (my first "real" experience with a Linux OS) and I am trying to get Skype installed.

I downloaded the .deb file from the Skype website, but when I double-click to install, I get the following error message in the Synaptic Package Manager:

error dependency is not satisfiable " libqt4-core(>=4.2.1)

Can one of you Linux maestros please help the Windows noob out here?:)

Cheers Rudi
 
sudo apt-get install libqt4-core

cd to where the Skype .deb file is:
sudo dpkg -i <filename>.deb

This should install missing dependency and also allow you to now install Skype.
 
Yes, that's what he's supposed to do. But the Qt libraries aren't included in the default Ubuntu (Netbook) install. Which is why the Ubuntu repositories need to be enabled via System -> Admistration -> Software Sources. Select any mirror to download from and choose reload when they ask you to update the sources. When that's done you should be able to install Skype.
 
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You should also look into the program Ubuntu Tweak which will help you install all the cool programs which aren't in the repositories yet
 
w1z4rd said:
Download the binary for ubuntu directly from skype.com...
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I don't think it will make a difference. Skype used to provide a static & dynamic .deb for ubuntu. The static one contained the qt stuff while the dynamic will see it as a dependancy. They no longer provide two seperate packages for Ubuntu although they do have a generic static package.
 
rudirautenbach said:
Hi all,

I have just installed UNR on my Aspire One (my first "real" experience with a Linux OS) and I am trying to get Skype installed.

I downloaded the .deb file from the Skype website, but when I double-click to install, I get the following error message in the Synaptic Package Manager:

error dependency is not satisfiable " libqt4-core(>=4.2.1)

Can one of you Linux maestros please help the Windows noob out here?:)

Cheers Rudi
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Hehe. Also installed UNR on my Aspire One this weekend and had the exact same problem.

As was stated in previous posts, get the needed libraries through apt-get. Otherwise, update your entire Ubuntu installation (as you should do anyway) using the Update Manager and then it should install all on its own.

If you're Aspire One is like mine, you will have no sound when using Skype. If this is the case, post here again and I'll show you how to fix it.
 
You could do what I did; install through medibuntu:

Add the following line to your /etc/apt/sources.list
Code: 
deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ intrepid free non-free

then run
Code: 
sudo aptitude update

You may get a warning about the repository, which you can safely ignore; we're about to fix it.

Install the GPG key by running
Code: 
sudo aptitude install medibuntu-keyring

This might also give you an error, which you can say "yes" to for now (or whatever it needs to continue).

Now re-update your package lists by running
Code: 
sudo aptitude update

This time you shouldn't get any warnings.

Now you can install skype by simply doing
Code: 
sudo aptitude install skype
 
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