13.04 and Skype

[Calgarian]

I did a fresh install yesterday of 13.04 and installed Skype from the normal respoitories, the 4.1.0.20.0 from Steve Langasek. Every attempt to start Skype results in a segmentation fault (core dumped) message. Has anyone else observed this happening?

[dmeyer]

I did a fresh install yesterday of 13.04 and installed Skype from the normal respoitories, the 4.1.0.20.0 from Steve Langasek. Every attempt to start Skype results in a segmentation fault (core dumped) message. Has anyone else observed this happening?

Maybe give the version from Skype's website a go.

[Calgarian]

I have tried both the repository version and the version in a .deb from the Skype website. Both crash with a segment fault. I have a dump if it is of any use to anyone in trying to figure out why Skype crashes for me. As indicated in a more recent post about sound issues it's working for someone?

[Calgarian]

I cannot access this url for dropbox. I don't use dropbox so I guess that's the issue. Do you have a full version number and I'll look for it elsewhere?

[Snowhog]

Skype works here on my 13.04 64-bit (upgraded from 12.10). I originally installed Skype from Skype's download section (Ubuntu 12.04). Check to see that you have all the needed dependency packages installed:

Reverse Depends:
skype:i386,skype-bin:i386
Dependencies:
4.1.0.20.0-0ubuntu0.12.04.2 - libasound2:i386 (2 1.0.23) libc6:i386 (2 2.7) libgcc1:i386 (2 1:4.1.1) libqt4-dbus:i386 (2 4:4.5.3)
libqt4-network:i386 (2 4:4.8.0) libqt4-xml:i386 (2 4:4.5.3) libqtcore4:i386 (2 4:4.7.0~beta1) libqtgui4:i386 (2 4:4.8.0)
libqtwebkit4:i386 (2 2.2~2011week36) libstdc++6:i386 (2 4.6) libx11-6:i386 (0 (null)) libxext6:i386 (0 (null)) libxss1:i386 (0 (null))
libxv1:i386 (0 (null)) libssl1.0.0:i386 (0 (null)) sni-qt:i386 (0 (null)) libasound2-plugins:i386 (0 (null)) skype-common (0 (null))
skype-common:i386 (0 (null)) skype-mid (0 (null)) skype-mid:i386 (0 (null)) skype (3 4.1.0.20.0-0ubuntu0.12.04.1)
skype:i386 (3 4.1.0.20.0-0ubuntu0.12.04.1)
skype (3 4.1.0.20.0-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) skype:i386 (3 4.1.0.20.0-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) skype-common (0 (null))
skype-common:i386 (0 (null))
skype-mid (0 (null)) skype-mid:i386 (0 (null))
Provides:
4.1.0.20.0-0ubuntu0.12.04.2 - skype-bin

[Calgarian]

Snowhog: I have checked all my dependancies and I DO NOT have: skype-common, skype-common:i386, skype-mid, skype-mid:i386, or skype:i386. I do have a skype-bin:i386 at version 4.1.0.20. In the Kubuntu repositores I can't find the missing dependancies?

[Snowhog]

Yes, that isn't a problem. This is an easier to read listing of the required dependencies for skype-bin:

skype-bin:i386
Depends: libasound2:i386
Depends: libc6:i386
Depends: libgcc1:i386
Depends: libqt4-dbus:i386
Depends: libqt4-network:i386
Depends: libqt4-xml:i386
Depends: libqtcore4:i386
Depends: libqtgui4:i386
Depends: libqtwebkit4:i386
Depends: libstdc++6:i386
Depends: libx11-6:i386
Depends: libxext6:i386
Depends: libxss1:i386
Depends: libxv1:i386
Depends: libssl1.0.0:i386
Recommends: sni-qt:i386
Recommends: libasound2-plugins:i386
Conflicts: <skype-common>
Conflicts: <skype-common:i386>
Conflicts: <skype-mid>
Conflicts: <skype-mid:i386>
Breaks: skype
Breaks: skype:i386
Replaces: skype
Replaces: skype:i386
Replaces: <skype-common>
Replaces: <skype-common:i386>
Replaces: <skype-mid>
Replaces: <skype-mid:i386>

You do have all the listed Depends installed?

[kc1di]

Yes, that isn't a problem. This is an easier to read listing of the required dependencies for skype-bin:

You do have all the listed Depends installed?

Still can't access your dropbox link would need your username and password which I wouldn't want to give out. can you make the file public?

[Calgarian]

Got it this time. I'm out for the day, but I'll try installing tomorrow. Thanks.

[kc1di]

Sorry, something went wrong copying the link to dropbox:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/....8-1_amd64.deb

It's Skype ver.4.0.0.8-1

That worked thank you

[kc1di]

And the 4.0.0.8-1 skype works well

[corwin78]

Hello, last Skype version from Ubuntu repositories (or Skype site) should be working, but package "lib32stdc++6" must be installed first.
It looks that there is broken dependency with Skype 4.1.0.20.0-0, but if you have installed 4.0.0.8-1 now all necessary dependencies should be installed already, so after upgrade to latest Skype version it should be working properly.

[kc1di]

Hello, last Skype version from Ubuntu repositories (or Skype site) should be working, but package "lib32stdc++6" must be installed first.
It looks that there is broken dependency with Skype 4.1.0.20.0-0, but if you have installed 4.0.0.8-1 now all necessary dependencies should be installed already, so after upgrade to latest Skype version it should be working properly.

Thank you for the tip (works here)

[Calgarian]

Looks like it's working for me also. I'll need to connect with someone later to check everything, but it loaded and is running. Thanks for the tip.

[nukedathlonman]

Also see this post for a couple more solutions (works with the newest Skype and esp if your using Catalyst or nVidia closed drivers): http://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthr...748#post328748