Getting Skype to work on Ubuntu

[janne]

tis 2004-12-28 klockan 01:13 +0000 skrev Eamonn Sullivan:
> It took me a while to figure this out, so here is how I got Skype
> working. Hope it helps someone. The FAQ and docs on the Skype site are
> geared for KDE and artsd. It mentions esd, but only in passing and the
> program they suggest using isn't installed on Ubuntu by default.
> 
> 1. download and install Skype. 
> 2. sudo apt-get install esound-clients
> 3. launch skype like this:
> 
>  $ esddsp ./skype
> 
> 4. call the special skype user 'echo123' to test your setup (it's an
> answering service that plays back you say after a 10 second delay).
> 
> That's it. Works fine for me using just the built-in sound on an Intel
> motherboard.

Actually, I have it running with no special fixes as all. I downloaded
the statically built version and it works - ugly as sin, and the font
rendering can make you cry in pain but it does work. I guess it depends
on what audio hardware you have.

However, does anybody else have the problem that the Skype notification
thingy rarely actually ends up in the notification area? For me it
usually just becomes another small, useless window in a corner. Really
annoying.


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