installing skype

[Gunnar Salbeck]

Am Donnerstag, 28. Juli 2005 11:59 schrieb Renato Henriques:
> I keep having my troubles to install skype. Once the whole package is
> expanded I double click on the install shield and a box opens up with the
> chances of either opening up the terminal or to execute directly. The
> comand line informs me where the libraries will be installed. Everything
> executes in a flash but never skype on site.  What the heck am I doing. 
> Well, I'm a newby but not a quiter.
>
> Is there a time table for skype to be included in the synaptic
> repositories?

Hello Renato,

go to skype.com..download the debian package, 
http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-deb
..and rename the package to getskype-linux.deb :-)
...then install  it with dpkg -i or, like i do, with kpackage.
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          Gunnar Salbeck
 
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