Skype on Precise x86_64

[Marius Gedminas]

On Thu, Nov 08, 2012 at 12:16:38PM +0100, Joaquin Nadal Dura wrote:
> On 11/08/2012 11:47 AM, Marius Gedminas wrote:
> >On Thu, Nov 08, 2012 at 08:48:33AM +0100, Joaquin Nadal Dura wrote:
> >>I was trying to install skype on a completely new installation of
> >>Precise x86_64, but I can't achieve it.
> >>
> >>The package on partner doesn't work because I read that in fact is
> >>32 bits.
> >
> >So what?  Precise has multiarch.  The package from the partner repo
> >works fine for me.
> >
> >>I found that the package ia32-libs-multiarch is required but it has
> >>unmet dependencies.
> >
> >ia32-libs is no longer required; multiarch packages replace it.
> >
> >>I found some help here
> >><http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1904732&page=2> that
> >>doesn't work for me.
> >>
> >>Could you help me to install skype on Precise 64 bits, please?
> >
> >Have you _tried_ installing it from Ubuntu Software Center?  Because
> >IIRC that's exactly what I did on my x86-64 install, and it worked just
> >fine.
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Yes I tried installing it from Ubuntu Software Center. I think it
> worked on 12.04 but it doesn't on a completely new installation of
> 12.04.01 (not an upgrading).

I did a fresh install of 12.04 (not 12.04.1 yet at the time, I think).
I don't remember having any trouble with Skype -- I keep a log, and
surely would've written something down.

What is the error you're getting?  And when are you getting it -- when
you attempt to install the package, or when you attempt to launch Skype?

> The package multiarch-support is installed and:
> # cat /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/multiarch
> foreign-architecture i386

The situation on my laptop is this:

  $ apt-cache policy skype
  skype:
    Installed: 4.0.0.8-0oneiric1
    Candidate: 4.0.0.8-0oneiric1
    Version table:
   *** 4.0.0.8-0oneiric1 0
          500 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ quantal/partner amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  $ apt-cache policy skype-bin
  skype-bin:i386:
    Installed: 4.0.0.8-0oneiric1
    Candidate: 4.0.0.8-0oneiric1
    Version table:
   *** 4.0.0.8-0oneiric1 0
          500 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ quantal/partner i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Note how the skype wrapper package is amd64, and how it pulls a i386
skype-bin.  I haven't lifted a finger to manually configure multiarch,
yet

  $ dpkg --print-foreign-architectures 
  i386

despite

  $ cat /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/multiarch
  cat: /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/multiarch: No such file or directory

  $ ls /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/

  $ grep arch /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg

  $ apt-cache policy multiarch-support
  multiarch-support:
    Installed: 2.15-0ubuntu20
    Candidate: 2.15-0ubuntu20
    Version table:
   *** 2.15-0ubuntu20 0
          500 http://lt.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

HTH,
Marius Gedminas
-- 
All those who believe in psychokinesis raise my hand.
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