Don’t use Skype myself so don’t know much about it, but I do know it’s now replacing/replaced Windows messenger … so I guess it’ll work as a “aim/messenger” alike.
Installing through the terminal is no different from installing through the package manager … we can try purging and reinstalling again though if you like ?
on the netbook, what’s the output from:
sudo df -h
Mark, I sent my bro a text and he skyped me. i could see him on a vid window but he couldn’t see me- he has got a plug in camera for me, that’s cool. Great re the netbook- I will just log off my laptop and switch netbook on, thanks.
on the netbook, what's the output from: Code: [Select]sudo df -h
It is:
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda1 6.5G 4.4G 1.9G 71% /
udev 490M 4.0K 490M 1% /dev
tmpfs 199M 932K 198M 1% /run
none 5.0M 0 5.0M 0% /run/lock
none 497M 76K 497M 1% /run/shm
OK skype should fit on there … do you want to try it ?
post the output from:
sudo find ~/ -name *kype
Yes, thanks. I might delete VLC as well as I can watch the HD Trek videos on the laptop.That should free up some space.
Here’s the sudo:
sudo find ~/ -name *kype
[sudo] password for karij:
/home/karij/.config/Skype
/home/karij/.Skype
Run:
rm -r /home/karij/.config/Skype
then
rm -r /home/karij/.Skype
then
sudo apt-get install --reinstall skype
Now see if Skype works.
sudo apt-get install --reinstall skype
[sudo] password for karij:
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
libqtwebkit4
The following NEW packages will be installed
libqtwebkit4 skype
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 221 not upgraded.
Need to get 17.0 MB/23.3 MB of archives.
After this operation, 67.5 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get:1 http://packages.linuxmint.com/ maya/import skype i386 4.2.0.11-1 [17.0 MB]
Fetched 17.0 MB in 23s (720 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package libqtwebkit4.
(Reading database … 177817 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libqtwebkit4 (from …/libqtwebkit4_2.2.1-1ubuntu4_i386.deb) …
Selecting previously unselected package skype.
Unpacking skype (from …/skype_4.2.0.11-1_i386.deb) …
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme …
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon …
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index…
Processing triggers for gnome-menus …
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils …
Setting up libqtwebkit4 (2.2.1-1ubuntu4) …
Setting up skype (4.2.0.11-1) …
Processing triggers for libc-bin …
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Ok it’s loaded but doesn’t go to the skype box wanting credit again- weird cos the skype window box came up on the laptop and that hasn’t even got a built in webcam. Just popping out to Asda, will be back later.
EDIT- right I realised what i have to do is stay signed in and there is an icon at the top of the netbook by my date bar.
So you’re sorted now ?
It was just that skype started minimised to the taskbar ?
So you're sorted now ?
Yes, thanks.
It was just that skype started minimised to the taskbar ?
I think so Mark yes.