Skype on Precise x86_64

[Joaquin Nadal Dura]

On 11/08/2012 05:16 PM, Marius Gedminas wrote:
> 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
>


Hi Marius,

I think you have quantal not precise 12.04.1.

root at hamspam:~# apt-cache policy multiarch-support
multiarch-support:
   Installed: 2.15-0ubuntu10.2
   Candidate: 2.15-0ubuntu10.2
   Version table:
  *** 2.15-0ubuntu10.2 0
         500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security/main 
amd64 Packages
         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status


root at hamspam:~# apt-cache policy skype
skype:
   Installed: (none)
   Candidate: 4.0.0.8-0oneiric1
   Version table:
      4.0.0.8-0oneiric1 0
         500 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ precise/partner amd64 
Packages

I get the error "unmet dependencies" during apt-get install skype.


BR,

-- 
xnadal at ific.uv.es