Install Skype on Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) + configure sound

Here are a  quick set of steps to install skype on Ubuntu 8.04.

• Download skype static from here
• Execute the following commands at the terminal:

$tar -xvf skype_static-2.0.0.68.tar.bz2

$mv /yourpath/skype_static-2.0.0.68 /usr/share/

$ mv skype_static-2.0.0.68/ skype

$ cd skype/

$ cp skype /usr/bin/

$ rm /etc/dbus-1/system.d/skype.conf

$ cp /usr/share/skype/skype.conf /etc/dbus-1/system.d/

$ skype

Sound configuration:

• Execute the command below in a terminal

$ apt-get install alsa-firmware

• Open volume control and click on File -> Change device. Make sure the Alsa mixer is selected.
• Click on Edit -> Preferences and check microphone, mic boost, internal mic boost — whatever applicable
• Try a skype test call!

Install Skype on Ubuntu AMD 64

Installing Skype on Ubuntu 7.10 is not as easy if are running it on AMD 64… Here are the steps you need to follow:

• Install 32 libraries:

sudo aptitude install lib32asound2 ia32-libs-gtk ia32-libs-kde

• Get the debian package for from the Skype website
• Install other 32 bit libraries like:

sudo apt-get install libqt4-core

sudo apt-get install libqt4-gui

sudo apt-get install libdbus-1-3

sudo apt-get install libsigc++-2.0-2

• Install the skype package:

sudo dpkg -i –force-architecture skype-debian_1.4.0.118-1_i386.deb (thats two dashes before force-architecture)

• Skype will still not come up as it will have some libraries missing. Actually these libraries are already present but skype wont find them as skype will look into only the lib32 directories. the best way to resolve these mappings is to use getlibs (it really works!)

• download getlibs here… http://www.boundlesssupremacy.com/Cappy/getlibs/getlibs-2.00-all.deb
• For those interested: here is the getlibs tutorial

Double click on the package to install it.

• at the command line do:

getlibs /usr/bin/skype