How to install Skype on Mandriva 2009.1 & 2010.0 x86_64

Written by rugyada Monday, 01 March 2010 02:05

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SKYPE 2.1.0.47 is a 32bit native app, so it requires some 32bit libs from 32bit repo.
Many users seem not to understand how to do to properly install this program.

Now if we want Skype, we need it, but we don't know how to do?

Here a simply solution.
We could use the 32bit package rpm in 64bit environment, following this little guide which provide:
adding some repos, installing all the necessary packages, removing the repos added just little before.

You must have all the default repositories already well configured and enabled (mdv, plf and mib)


Open a Terminal/Konsole root section, copy the code above, press Enter, and wait for a while



Mandriva 2010.0 - 64bit

 urpmi.addmedia tmp_Main_32_release http://mirror.yandex.ru/mandriva/official/2010.0/i586/media/main/release
 urpmi.addmedia tmp_Main_32_updates http://mirror.yandex.ru/mandriva/official/2010.0/i586/media/main/updates
 urpmi.addmedia tmp_MIB_Basic_64 http://mib.pianetalinux.org/MIB/2010.0/64/basic/
 urpmi skype --allow-suggest --auto --force
 urpmi.removemedia tmp_Main_32_release
 urpmi.removemedia tmp_Main_32_updates
 urpmi.removemedia tmp_MIB_Basic_64
 echo SKYPE 2.1.0.47 has been installed: Enjoy!
 echo It needs now some time to configure it properly
 echo Greetings from all the MIB Team
 echo bye, bye



Mandriva 2009.1 - 64bit

 urpmi.addmedia tmp_Main_32_release http://mirror.yandex.ru/mandriva/official/2009.1/i586/media/main/release
 urpmi.addmedia tmp_Main_32_updates http://mirror.yandex.ru/mandriva/official/2009.1/i586/media/main/updates
 urpmi.addmedia tmp_MIB_Free_64 http://mib.pianetalinux.org/MIB/2009.1/x86_64/MIB-nonfree/
 urpmi skype --allow-suggest --auto --force
 urpmi.removemedia tmp_Main_32_release
 urpmi.removemedia tmp_Main_32_updates
 urpmi.removemedia tmp_MIB_Free_64
 echo SKYPE 2.1.0.47 has been installed: Enjoy!
 echo It needs now some time to configure it properly
 echo Greetings from all the MIB Team
 echo bye, bye

 

That's all folks!