Re: F21 - skype -- How best to install

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On 03/12/2015 09:12 PM, Rick Stevens wrote:
On 03/12/2015 05:57 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:


On 03/12/2015 05:16 PM, Jim Lewis wrote:
I have been puzzling through some old posts here on skype.  I need it
working for a conference call monday morning.

Subject: No sound in Skype on Fedora 64-bit

Seems to be talking about installing lpf-skype even on an x86_64 system
and it basically works?  Some sound problems but work around them?

Or:

http://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2012/install-skype-on-fedora-centos-red-hat-rhel-scientific-linux-sl/


I can always run it on my samsung phone, but want to use it on my
notebook.

Hi Robert,

   I was able to get Skype working on both of my Fedora 21 systems by
following these steps:

The "rules" say to perform a full update first. Usually when I do this
something breaks and so do so at your own risk.

  yum -y update

Install Skype and the 32-bit pulseaudio files:

  yum -y install lpf-skype

  Here is the part that should fix your sound issues:

  yum -y install pulseaudio-libs.i686 alsa-plugins-pulseaudio.i686

  Then:

   Open Applications->System Tools->lpf skype

     Give root and then guest password

  To run Skype: Open Applications->Internet->Skype


I hope this works for you! I have to say they did a good job when they
created this application.

Install worked great.  I can hear the test call, but not my recording.
First time ever using the mic, so no telling what the problem there is.
I am on a Lenovo x120e x86_64 with Xfce.

"sudo yum -y install pavucontrol", then run it:

    Applications Menu->Multimedia->PulseAudio Volume Control

Click on the "Input Devices" tab and you can select your input device
(and see a quasi-VU meter showing incoming levels). Just keep selecting
different ports and tapping the mic until you see the meter jump.

I have this nice little Asus eePC that is 32 bit. I use it for testing OSs and such. So I just brought it up to date, and used lpf-skype for the install process and all set. Called my contact for a test and good to go for monday.

Thanks for the help. Some other time I will figure out the mic on this Lenovo.


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