Skype beta 2.0.0.27 problems

[XO_GrandPapa]

I am Linux want-a-be (I know very little). I am trying to load Skype
and keep getting a 'repomd.xml' metadata error. Looks like the XO is
trying to go to the website 'http://mock.laptop.org/repos/olpc.ship2'.
It indicates that the url is open and connection is refused. However,
when I try to connect to this website, It does not connect from my PC.
I have read that someone had this working. This PC is for my grand
daughter to learn and use to communicate with her father for the next
few months, as he is working abroad.

Any help is appreciated.

[Wilson Farrell]

Hi:
Did you try this link:

http://olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=471.0

People seem to have had success with the instructions provided there.

I might get around to installing skype myself. I will let you know what
I find out. I am busy for the next couple of days, however, so I don't
know if I will be able to get you any info soon.

Wilson

[wwf_jr]

Hi:
I did end up installing Skype. I did not run into the same problems
that you seem to have. Your error seems to be the result of running
yum. It would be helpful if I could see the output you are seeing.
My output is below. Would it be possible for you to reply with that.
If you aren't reaching the mock.laptop.org site you won't get very
far. I can reach that site from my PC browser, although the page I
get say I am forbidden.

wilson

my yum output:


[olpc@xo-0D-5E-C5 ~]$ su
bash-3.2# yum install libsigc++20
olpc_local-ship2 951 B
00:00
primary.xml.gz 22 kB
00:00
olpc_local: ################################################## 103/103
olpc_koji-ship2 100% |=========================| 2.4 kB
00:00
primary.xml.gz 100% |=========================| 2.5 MB
00:09
olpc_koji-: ##################################################
8147/8147
Excluding Packages from OLPC development (koji sources)
Finished
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package libsigc++20.i386 0:2.0.17-2 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

=============================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository
Size
=============================================================================
Installing:
libsigc++20 i386 2.0.17-2 olpc_koji-
ship2 50 k

Transaction Summary
=============================================================================
Install 1 Package(s)
Update 0 Package(s)
Remove 0 Package(s)

Total download size: 50 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/1): libsigc++20-2.0.17 100% |=========================| 50 kB
00:00
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing: libsigc++20 #########################
[1/1]

Installed: libsigc++20.i386 0:2.0.17-2
Complete!
bash-3.2#

[XO_GrandPapa]

I will send this to you later when I get back home. Which flavor of
Skype did you install and does video work for you?

> ===========================================================================­==

>  Package                 Arch       Version          Repository
> Size

> ===========================================================================­==

> Installing:
>  libsigc++20             i386       2.0.17-2         olpc_koji-
> ship2    50 k
>
> Transaction Summary

> ===========================================================================­==

> > Any help is appreciated.- Hide quoted text -
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[XO_GrandPapa]

Wilson,

I followed the link you sent me and it work great after I deleted the
'skype.repo' file I had created manually. I now have it installed and
getting ready to test it. I will let you let you know how it works
accross the Atlantic.

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[XO_GrandPapa]

I was able to make a skype call with no problem, however, I found that
the version I installed is audio only. So I installed the static
version 2.0.0.27. Now when I type 'skype' at the command line, I get
this error.
-bash-3.2# skype
skype: error while loading shared libraries: libXss.so.1: cannot open
shared object file: No such file or directory
-bash-3.2#
-bash-3.2#
-bash-3.2# yum install libsigc++20

olpc_local-ship2 951 B
00:00

olpc_koji-ship2 100% |=========================| 2.4 kB
00:00

Excluding Packages from OLPC development (koji sources)
Finished
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments

Package libsigc++20 - 2.0.17-2.i386 is already installed.
Nothing to do
-bash-3.2#

Do I need to install a different library?

[XO_GrandPapa]

I use yum to install the missing library and skype will load, but I
have no sound. Still troubleshooting.

[Steve Holton]

There's also a wiki page covering skype:

   http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Skype

I haven't had time to read through it yet, and I'm not a skype user anyway, so.... YMMV

On Jan 1, 2008 11:17 AM, XO_GrandPapa <jgo...@nc.rr.com> wrote:

I use yum to install the missing library and skype will load, but I
have no sound. Still troubleshooting.

On Jan 1, 11:04am, XO_GrandPapa < jgor...@nc.rr.com> wrote:
> I was able to make a skype call with no problem, however, I found that
> the version I installed is audio only. So I installed the static
> version 2.0.0.27. Now when I type 'skype' at the command line, I get
> this error.
> -bash-3.2# skype
> skype: error while loading shared libraries: libXss.so.1: cannot open
> shared object file: No such file or directory
> -bash-3.2#
> -bash-3.2#
> -bash-3.2# yum install libsigc++20
> olpc_local-ship2 951 B
> 00:00
> olpc_koji-ship2 100% |=========================| 2.4 kB
> 00:00
> Excluding Packages from OLPC development (koji sources)
> Finished
> Setting up Install Process
> Parsing package install arguments
> Package libsigc++20 - 2.0.17-2.i386 is already installed.
> Nothing to do
> -bash-3.2#
>
> Do I need to install a different library?
>

> On Dec 31 2007, 8:46pm, XO_GrandPapa <jgor...@nc.rr.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Wilson,
>
> > I followed the link you sent me and it work great after I deleted the
> > 'skype.repo' file I had created manually. I now have it installed and
> > getting ready to test it. I will let you let you know how it works
> > accross the Atlantic.
>

> > On Dec 31, 3:33pm, XO_GrandPapa <jgor...@nc.rr.com > wrote:
>
> > > I will send this to you later when I get back home. Which flavor of
> > > Skype did you install and does video work for you?
>

> > > > On Dec 30, 6:12pm, XO_GrandPapa < jgor...@nc.rr.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > I am Linux want-a-be (I know very little). I am trying to load Skype
> > > > > and keep getting a ' repomd.xml' metadata error. Looks like the XO is
> > > > > trying to go to the website 'http://mock.laptop.org/repos/olpc.ship2 '.
> > > > > It indicates that the url is open and connection is refused. However,
> > > > > when I try to connect to this website, It does not connect from my PC.
> > > > > I have read that someone had this working. This PC is for my grand
> > > > > daughter to learn and use to communicate with her father for the next
> > > > > few months, as he is working abroad.
>
> > > > > Any help is appreciated.- Hide quoted text -
>
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