Skype on Precise x86_64

[NoOp]

On 11/08/2012 03:16 AM, 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).
> 
> The package multiarch-support is installed and:
> # cat /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/multiarch
> foreign-architecture i386

Perhaps something in here will help (Note: not from a 12.04.1 fresh
install, but from an update):

$ uname -a
Linux .. 3.2.0-33-generic #52-Ubuntu SMP Thu Oct 18 16:29:15 UTC 2012
x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

$ lsb_release -a
LSB Version:
core-2.0-amd64:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-amd64:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-amd64:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-amd64:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-amd64:core-4.0-noarch:cxx-3.0-amd64:cxx-3.0-noarch:cxx-3.1-amd64:cxx-3.1-noarch:cxx-3.2-amd64:cxx-3.2-noarch:cxx-4.0-amd64:cxx-4.0-noarch:desktop-3.1-amd64:desktop-3.1-noarch:desktop-3.2-amd64:desktop-3.2-noarch:desktop-4.0-amd64:desktop-4.0-noarch:graphics-2.0-amd64:graphics-2.0-noarch:graphics-3.0-amd64:graphics-3.0-noarch:graphics-3.1-amd64:graphics-3.1-noarch:graphics-3.2-amd64:graphics-3.2-noarch:graphics-4.0-amd64:graphics-4.0-noarch:printing-3.2-amd64:printing-3.2-noarch:printing-4.0-amd64:printing-4.0-noarch:qt4-3.1-amd64:qt4-3.1-noarch
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS
Release:	12.04
Codename:	precise

$ apt-cache rdepends skype
skype
Reverse Depends:
  skype-bin:i386
  skype-bin:i386
  skype:i386

$ 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/ precise/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/ precise/partner i386
Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

$ cat /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/multiarch
foreign-architecture i386

$ skype --version
Skype 4.0.0.8
Copyright (c) 2004-2012, Skype