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Install Skype 4.3 on Fedora 23/22, CentOS/RHEL/SL 7.1/6.7

   by JR | Published: Mar 11, 2012 
   Updated: Oct 20, 2015


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This is guide, howto install Skype 4.3 on Fedora
   23/22/21/20/19/18/17/16 
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This is actually easy process, but I won’t use Skype own RPM
   package, which works only with Fedora 16+. Skype package also doesn’t
   care about any needed dependencies on 64-bit (x86_64) systems nor
   32-bit (i686) systems. This guide uses Skype dynamic package and all
   dependencies are installed manually.

1. Install Skype 4.3 on Fedora 23/22/21/20/19/18


1.1 Change root user

   Shell

   su 

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1.3 Install Needed Dependencies

   Shell


   ## Fedora 23/22 ##
   dnf install alsa-lib.i686 fontconfig.i686 freetype.i686 glib2.i686 \
   libSM.i686 libXScrnSaver.i686 libXi.i686 libXrandr.i686 libXrender.i686  \
   libXv.i686 libstdc++.i686 pulseaudio-libs.i686 qt.i686 qt-x11.i686  \
   zlib.i686 qtwebkit.i686  \


   ## Fedora 23/22 ##
   dnf install alsa-lib.i686 fontconfig.i686 freetype.i686 \
   glib2.i686 libSM.i686 libXScrnSaver.i686 libXi.i686 \
   libXrandr.i686 libXrender.i686 libXv.i686 libstdc++.i686 \
   pulseaudio-libs.i686 qt.i686 qt-x11.i686 zlib.i686 qtwebkit



   ## Fedora 23/22 ##
   dnf install alsa-lib.i686 fontconfig.i686 freetype.i686 \
   glib2.i686 libSM.i686 libXScrnSaver.i686 libXi.i686 \
   libXrandr.i686 libXrender.i686 libXv.i686 libstdc++.i686 \
   pulseaudio-libs.i686 qt.i686 qt-x11.i686 zlib.i686 qtwebkit.i686


1.4 Download Skype 4.3 Dynamic

   Shell

   cd /tmp

   ## Skype 4.3 Dynamic for Fedora/CentOS/RHEL/SL ##___________

   wget --trust-server-names  http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-dynamic



1.5 Extract Skype

   Shell

   mkdir /opt/skype

   ## Extract Skype 4.3 ##_____________________________________

   tar xvf skype-4.3* -C /opt/skype --strip-components=1_______


1.6 Create Launcher

   Shell

   ln -s /opt/skype/skype.desktop /usr/share/applications/skype.desktop
   ln -s /opt/skype/icons/SkypeBlue_48x48.png /usr/share/icons/skype.png
   ln -s /opt/skype/icons/SkypeBlue_48x48.png /usr/share/pixmaps/skype.png

   touch /usr/bin/skype
   chmod 755 /usr/bin/skype

   Open /usr/bin/skype with text editor and add following content:

Fedora 23/22/21/20/19/18

   Shell

   #!/bin/sh
   export SKYPE_HOME="/opt/skype"
   $SKYPE_HOME/skype --resources=$SKYPE_HOME $*


2. Use Skype

2.1 Start Skype

   From command line use skype command (as normal user!)
   Shell

   skype


   From Desktop menu on Fedora 16 Gnome 3.2 Skype Launcher


2.2 Accept Skype End User License Agreement


2.3 Login Skype

Skype 4.3 Login