Skype on amd64 debian testing

[larry77]

Dear All,
I am trying to install skype on my system.
I am going nuts since I tried out a few things (see http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/s ... ux/choose/ ) ranging from debian lenny .deb (installed forcing the architecture since my system is 64 bit) to static package to Ubuntu 64 bit (installed without any complain on my system).
Now, the problem is always the same: when I start skype this is what I get

$ skype
skype: error while loading shared libraries: libQtDBus.so.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

but the library is there! See
$ sudo apt-file search libQtDBus.so.4
ia32-libs-gtk: /usr/lib32/libQtDBus.so.4
ia32-libs-gtk: /usr/lib32/libQtDBus.so.4.5
ia32-libs-gtk: /usr/lib32/libQtDBus.so.4.5.2
libqt4-dbg: /usr/lib/libQtDBus.so.4.5.3.debug
libqt4-dbus: /usr/lib/libQtDBus.so.4
libqt4-dbus: /usr/lib/libQtDBus.so.4.5
libqt4-dbus: /usr/lib/libQtDBus.so.4.5.

By googling, this is what I found

http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-qt-k ... 21696.html

but it ends up with a bug report being filed. Can anyone help me out here?
Many thanks

larry77

[smallchange]

apt-file indicates that it was installed but why not look to see if the file is really there?

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ls -l /usr/lib32/libQtDBus.so.4

or see which libraries the executable can not find with

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ldd /usr/bin/skype

/usr/lib32/libQtDBus.so.4 is almost certainly a link to some sub version of the library that is generated by ldconfig.

[larry77]

Hi,
And thanks for helping.
Here is the output of the commands you suggested

$ ls -l /usr/lib32/libQtDBus.so.4
ls: cannot access /usr/lib32/libQtDBus.so.4: No such file or directory

$ ldd /usr/bin/skype
linux-gate.so.1 => (0xf7f2a000)
libasound.so.2 => /usr/lib32/libasound.so.2 (0xf7e48000)
libXv.so.1 => /usr/lib32/libXv.so.1 (0xf7e43000)
libXss.so.1 => /usr/lib32/libXss.so.1 (0xf7e3f000)
librt.so.1 => /lib32/librt.so.1 (0xf7e36000)
libQtDBus.so.4 => not found
libQtGui.so.4 => not found
libQtNetwork.so.4 => not found
libQtCore.so.4 => not found
libpthread.so.0 => /lib32/libpthread.so.0 (0xf7e1c000)
libstdc++.so.6 => /usr/lib32/libstdc++.so.6 (0xf7d2a000)
libm.so.6 => /lib32/libm.so.6 (0xf7d04000)
libgcc_s.so.1 => /usr/lib32/libgcc_s.so.1 (0xf7cd9000)
libc.so.6 => /lib32/libc.so.6 (0xf7b94000)
libdl.so.2 => /lib32/libdl.so.2 (0xf7b90000)
libX11.so.6 => /usr/lib32/libX11.so.6 (0xf7a74000)
libXext.so.6 => /usr/lib32/libXext.so.6 (0xf7a66000)
/lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0xf7f2b000)
libxcb.so.1 => /usr/lib32/libxcb.so.1 (0xf7a4d000)
libXau.so.6 => /usr/lib32/libXau.so.6 (0xf7a49000)
libXdmcp.so.6 => /usr/lib32/libXdmcp.so.6 (0xf7a44000)

Indeed it seems that libQtDBus is missing. Where do I fetch it?
Cheers

larry77

[smallchange]

First run

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ls -l /usr/lib32/libQtDBus.so.4*

to see if the actual file that the link should point to is there. That would be something like /usr/lib32/libQtDBus.so.4.5.2. If it is there then run

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ldconfig -v

as root to generate the link. If it is not there then

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aptitude reinstall ia32-libs-gtk

should get it and it should run ldconfig as part of the installation.

[larry77]

. If it is not there then

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aptitude reinstall ia32-libs-gtk

should get it and it should run ldconfig as part of the installation.

Hi,
That is what I did. Now skype starts, but when I try to login this is what happens

$ skype
Inconsistency detected by ld.so: dl-open.c: 643: _dl_open: Assertion `_dl_debug_initialize (0, args.nsid)->r_state == RT_CONSISTENT' failed!
lorenzo@butterfly:~$ skype
Inconsistency detected by ld.so: dl-open.c: 643: _dl_open: Assertion `_dl_debug_initialize (0, args.nsid)->r_state == RT_CONSISTENT' failed!

and then it crashes....

larry77

[smallchange]

Follow the work around at the bottom of this thread.
https://developer.skype.com/jira/browse/SCL-510

[larry77]

Thanks! I resorted to another version of skype:

$ sudo dpkg -i skype-debian_2.0.0.72-1_i386.deb

the graphics is a bit ugly, but at least it seems to work.
Cheers

larry77

[Romane]

Good morning

Thanks! I resorted to another version of skype:

$ sudo dpkg -i skype-debian_2.0.0.72-1_i386.deb

the graphics is a bit ugly, but at least it seems to work.
Cheers

larry77

Likewise 64 bit testing. From your post I gather that you were trying to get the latest version (2.1.0.47) working. You got further then me - it wouldn't even run for me; bouncing cursor for a short while, then nuthin'. Yet 2.0.0.72 works perfectly. I only use the static version, so that was all I tested with the latest version.

Still, the site does say 2.1.0.47 is beta.

With greetings

Romane

[nima0102]

Thanks! I resorted to another version of skype:

$ sudo dpkg -i skype-debian_2.0.0.72-1_i386.deb

the graphics is a bit ugly, but at least it seems to work.
Cheers

larry77

I have installed beta version but I can not logging.
May you tell me where you could get this version? because I could not find that version, and on skype site I found onlye beta version 2.1.XX.

Thanks in advance

[larry77]

Hi,
try this
http://tinyurl.com/yl2xhcn
Cheers

larry77

[nima0102]

Hi,
try this
http://tinyurl.com/yl2xhcn
Cheers

larry77

Thanks

[milomak]

Follow the work around at the bottom of this thread.
https://developer.skype.com/jira/browse/SCL-510

Jut the thing I needed to get the latest skype beta working