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Skype

i386

As Open Source activists, we are of course inclinded to indicate that there are programs similar in function to what Skype is performing. Their user base is - smaller, though. If you hence have to use skype, fairly likely, then please be aware of Skype's repository for Debian's i386 platform:

After adding this line to /etc/apt/sources.list, do as root

  • apt-get install skype

and then as regular user just call

  • skype

amd64

It becomes more problematic when running the amd64 platform, which now more and more individuals are doing. You can run the same binary, but it should be prepended with "linux32", a program preloading the libraries from the 32 bit world under an otherwise 64bit environment. Do as root

and as regular user

  • linux32 skype

Video did not work for me, but otherwise it was all fine.

other platforms

Well, this is why you should not use Skype in the first place.

See also