Dynamic file is bad compressed. But thanks for this realease.

Hi,

how can I change the Qt style used by Skype? I tried setting it in qtconfig but Skype doesn't seem to notice that. I hate Clearlooks because it looks too much like Gtk and I would like to change it to Plastique...

What happened to the Fedora yum repository ?

Apparently the Mandriva package asks for qt4-x11, which doesn't exist. No complaints with Feisty, though. Thanks!

Thanks for this beta version : works like a charm under Fedora 7, sound quality is better than ever!

Just to elabourate on what jesusvpct said above
> Dynamic file is bad compressed. But thanks for this realease.
The dynamic version of the skype binary (http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-dynamic) is packaged wrong. Insted of being a .tar.bz2, its a .bz2 and so doesn't decompress without a little tinkering.

Indeed, this has been sighted. We should fix it up tomorrow.

Sorry about that.

oh, I was looking forward a new linux version These are good news!!

Thats great! I finally see that skype on the O.S. i use on my everyday is quite usable. I still miss the contact groups and a different interface, but the sound quality is great and it's very very stable and usable.

Thanks skype team!!

Thanks!
Waiting for
1) Groups
2) Video
...

mmmh, I have Opensuse 10.2. Since the rpm did not install because of lack of dependencies, I downloaded the static version...but no sound...only clicks and clicks and clicks. I have a sony vaio PCG FR215H.
What can I do?
thanks,
Mauro

assendum: each time I try to call a contact cpu is 100% busy!

well, it was "addendum" of course...

Thanks for the update!
I installed it on my Debian system.
There are two points, which disappoint me:
- Font is to small and can't be changed in the options
- When I click on a contact, the information field expands, but in the background, you still can see the other contacts

I concur with caco3_ on this one: the buddy icons and fonts are too small.

Since we're on the issue of the Debian package, it really needs a proper Debian menu entry; merely including the generic Free Desktop file used by GNOME and KDE is not enough to cover the plethora of desktop environments available via Debian.

What about video calling and SMS sending?

yeah one would think that sms is not that difficult to implement platform independantly, i miss it dearly. which means less money i give to skype.

OpenSuse 10.2
Audiocalls work perfectly ... but surprisingly there is no ringing tone. Is the "ringing tone" sent to a different audio device ?

I am using OpenSuse 10.2 too and the dependencies are not in famous repositories. so it would be nice to include them in package. also as out other friend said the ringing sound is not working, apart from that the software is very usable. I really dont want to say this like others but well Video and SMS is the two biggest thing that are missing. PLEASE PLEASE do something about them. Thanks.

I'd like to see the x86_64 version... The x86 version works almost fine, but I have some problems with it (for example I can't use scim with it, etc) - will you release a 64bit version?

Can anyone tell me how/if I can change the Qt style to anything else than Cleanlooks?

WHAT NEED COULD THERE POSSIBLY BE FOR 64 BIT SKYPE? FOR ANY 64 BIT APP ACTUALLY, THERES NO SENSE, RUNS THE SAME AS 32 BIT, BUT MORE A HEADACHE TO CODE.

Kubuntu 7.04, Skype 1.04 work great. I do think that video would be nice, SMS is vital, and would provide income.

Btw, it would be nice if the 'history' reverted to showing time and duration, rather than just time as it does now.

What about the openSUSE rpm-package? Still no progress in finding
the suitable dependecies? Would be nice to see a rpm package for openSUSE REAL SOON (TM).

I get error when starting this Skype version:

ALSA lib control.c:910:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL hw:0
Aborted

I have Fedora 7 x86_64 upgraded from Fedora 6.

For all wanting to change the qt-style of their applications, skype including:

first, you really should consider reading in the kde-forums.
Don't sue me for that answer, but it is really not a skype issue.

You've already asked here, so there's the answer:
Skype is now using qt4, so you should install the "qt4-qtconfig" package from the universe repository of ubuntu or the proper package for your Linux distribution. One could also install the "kcontrol" package and its dependencies for a better control, but I'm fine with the first one.

Then run qtconfig-qt4 in the terminal.

Video! Video! We're waiting Video!

SKYPE VIDEO is what I'm waiting for!!! Honestly, is it extremely difficult to use GStreamer for those things? Or at least have V4L and V4Lv2 support.... You should have planned for GStreamer support, because that gives you a wider range of devices to work with... Whatever modules GStreamer supported, skype would have too
Too late I guess... Oh well...

satkata, i have qtconfig-qt4 installed and qtcurve style for qt4 installed and selected on qtconfig-qt4. When i use a QT4 application, i have the qtcurve style, but skype don't, if i open skype, it has "plastik" style instead of qtcurve...so, are you sure? All my others qt4 applications have qtcurve, why don't skype?

I have to say that : the font and window's size is too small!! I don't know why you've changed it. In 1.3 it was OK, now it's sometimes annoying... but the quality of calls is great!! and this is the most important. I think you should focus now on the functionality first, so video and sms, and then, maybe in next versions, the layout (QT4 styles or something like that).

Thanks for the new release, everything is fine with Ubuntu 7.04

SMS-sending would be great: I really don't thing this is a hard thing to do...

The only thing that is keeping Windows XP on my hard drive is video skype.
Any official word on when this is going to be ready?

Great release, I'm waiting for: CONTACT GROUPS!

This rocks! I feel like I'm almost out of the stone age

the link to the Mandriva download is broken

I change the way to download, now at least I can get the static version downloaded from the link of Mandriva. I am going to test it later.

Hi,
it's good to hear video is coming soon - it's what I keep checking this site to keep track of. Could you clarify what you mean by "After the next release"?

Do you mean after the next beta, after the 1.4 release gold, or after the 1.5 release?

I don't see the usual menu selections and can't find the "answer automatically incoming calls." Can anyone tell me where it is? Thanks.

Do píči kdy už bude to zasraný VIDEO?! na ten zvuk se už vyserte, ten bude stejně pořád na hovno jak ve widlích! Dejte rači k dispozici kód, ať to jde narvat do kopete!

O - P - E - N - - - S - O - U - R - C - E - - ! ! !

It would be nice to see Skype for x86_64 linux systems.

Nice release. What I am realy waiting for is the video feature.

What do you mean by "After the next release"?

I WONT:

- VIDEO
- SMS
- 64 BIT SUPPORT

How much wait for the VIDEO feature !?!? ...Why Linux are more INCOMPLETE then other OS ? WHY !!! ...It's really so difficult to develop with the Linux library !?!?
I hope the troubles are solved soon !!!

This is excellent.
I'm a bit unsure about how similar the interface is to the Mac client (the lack of a menu bar took quite a bit of getting used to), but overall it's great work.
Thanks!

Well upgrade.

I miss a button to leave/exit the conversation when I'm in a chat.

Ceterum censeo carthaginem esse delendam... Why don't you guys shut it and stop trolling about 64-bit version? In case you haven't noticed, there is none for Windows either. If it were just a matter of simple recompilation I guess it would be released right away.
As for video - it was said multiple times it is coming once the beta stabilises - personally I'd much rather see e.g. DTMF bug fix than a bloody video (which I am not going to use anyway).
Just to add my €0.02 and some fuel to the flame.

I would love to see support for Public Chats and hiding offline contacts. 1.4 is an excellent release! Thanks!

64-bit and video, 64bit because i have 64-hardware, 64-os and why i must hacking to install the newest skype on ubuntu64?! I want it simple no hacking with 32bit emulation. Video, yea linux users are small group it means small money but we are potential clients and that are our needs i think.
1.4 is nice release, but smaller steps more frequently would be better. Show us progress, almost one year between releases is a lot of time!

When will be the mic-capture-missing-activation bug be cleared?
THX

aur1ms wrotes:
Great release, I'm waiting for: CONTACT GROUPS!
I think the same and:

I'm wating for: VIDEO!!!
I'm waiting for : SMS!!!

Linux is ready? I dont undrestand why XP "yes" but Linux "no"!!

Thank you for your job!

Please make video support available soon, very soon.
I'm desperatly wating for it.

The new interface is a step backward. It may look cleaner on first sight, but it requires much more steps to do things. Especially:
- Can't contact people not in my contact list in the input bar (need to change first the input bar into this mode)
- Can't dial phone number in the input bar (need to open the phone menu instead)

What was wrong with the old input bar I just entered the contact and Skype would just do the right thing. This was actually how a program should work...

Good Job on the 1.4 "Great Cucumber" release! Skype for Linux gets better now!~

s.ehlert said: "The new interface is a step backward. ...What was wrong with the old input bar I just entered the contact and Skype would just do the right thing. This was actually how a program should work..."

I fully agree with those statements, the input bar should "Just Work" without all the extra clicks.

aur1ms said: "Great release, I'm waiting for: CONTACT GROUPS!"

I am too...
I also think you guys should pay attention to the option of tabbed chat windows/tabbed call windows as this would streamline the interface and unclutter the desktop so very very much!

I use Skype as my main tool for instant communication with friends around the world; and I use Ubuntu as my ONLY OS and I look forward to more new Skype for Linux releases!!~

When it comes to Linux I prefer Slackware, because its so easy to use even the mascots could use it. They use the tar compressed as their packages. Not some antiquated idea that RH came up with to match their name, or an oddity that Debian came up to match someone else's name.

So why not test on Slackware-12.0 and then release a known working package for that. It save the 50 Million of us some trouble. And while your at it convincing the Partners to release Linux support for Slackware directly or indirectly would also be nice.

I am missing a package for Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper LTS! Dapper is a Long Term Support Version and will stay important for a while.
Please take that into account.

drwho8: I develop on slackware-current, just so you know. So I would consider Slackware 12.0 fairly well tested

Enjoy!

Ubuntu 7.04 new install, Skype runs and is obviously on the P2P network because I am informed when a contact comes on line. But cannot make any connections including to echo 123 because the error

Call failed: problem with audio playback.

I have audio, as sounds do come from my speaker. The Skype knowledge base has nothing to help.

Help?

Regarding previous

Call failed: problem with audio playback.

There is no audio problem with the OS; I play sounds.

The Skype ¨Troubleshooter¨ starts with four options none of which apply to me. The knowledge base lists errors with numbers none of which apply here (my error shows no number anyway). Even the term ¨audio playback¨ is nowhere there, not to mention the entire error message. I started with a clean installation of Feisty 7.04, on a Celeron 1.46 gHz on a modern motherboard, nothing fancy just 8ogb HD and a CDROM. No problems running Skype 2 on my Windows computer, and the problem is the same with the headphones that work there -- but I cannot even get a computer-to-computer call to go through, so it´s not a problem of headphone. I´m waiting for Skype to respond to my ticket, but before then, anyone?

I'm on ubuntu feisty fawn and after the upgrade the tray icon is messed...
more here: http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showtopic=91928

Waiting for video!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you

I would like to hope that you will release a PPC version of Skype some day. Ubuntu, for instance, is a great way for older Macs to enter the 21st century (for which OS X is a burden to run), yet, without Skype, their functionality is greatly reduced. In other words, I believe that Skype would be greatly used by others. Check out the forums for the various Linux distros, and I think you will see what I mean. Please release this for PowerPC Macs. Thanks.

bug: when you see the profile of a contact, if in that window you do right click and select "view the profile" that window has some problems.

Thank you for developing skype for linux

Does that mean we're going to wait for another nine months?

I only use Skype occasionally these days because of the lack of amd64 support in linux. While I've got it to work in amd64 it looks like rubbish and often takes minutes to start. Instead I've signed up to another VoIP provider.

Please build an Ubuntu amd64 release.

Using 1.4 is great thanks for the Linux support! 1.4 dose take a while to get used to and dose take a few extra steps to get around but it all works.

VIDEO is a must, at least release a BETA version with VIDEO. Thats all i need added.

THANKS AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!

I am also asking to release Skype ppc package for Linux (preferably, Ubuntu). I am running Ubuntu on my Sony PS3 as Other OS and everything is working perfectly. I just need a Skype to be fully happy. I thing, there are others who need this package as well.

VIDEO (again) - Not putting the resources into quickly supporting video on Linux as there aren't enough users is a chicken and egg argument - until the video support is there, many Linux users just won't sign up or, like me, won't reinstall.

Still waiting for it to be compiled for amd64 architecture along with many other. Yes this works great on i386 distros but come on lads, about time we saw a 64 bit version! Hopefully the next release will see this?

Thanks again.

@ eugenecambell: maybe a bit late for you, but I fixed the exact same problem you experienced by changing the sound device in options > sound devices to any other device than default device (default). After that, it worked like a charm!

It would be nice, if the Skype team would make Skype available on 64 bits Linux with Qt 4.x 64 bits libraries installed.

This is quite a trivial task, and would allow the quickly growing number of Linux-64 to use Skype, easily.

Also Instead of having a package for each distro, that the Skype team seem to have a problem with, they could follow the example of NVIDIA, where just one package provides the building blocks a reasonable install, on all the Linux distros.

Indeed it would require two versions one 64, one 32... but it should not be that hard to have only one, which is able to detect 32/64 bits versions, for a simple install.
Then the distros maintainers could build "had hoc" package for each/every distro.

A.G.

where is support for video call. how meny time the linux users must wait for this stuff ???
plis unswar

Hi -- I'm not sure why you're replying to this old blog post, however we have video support already now for some time.

http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/skype/linux/beta/

Andrew.

Skype for the ps3 and also a ppc version for linux would be sweet!

From my knowlege Skype for Windows and Linux are developed with Delphi/Kylix, as you probably know Borland/CodeGear abandoned Kylix but there's still hope.
The Lazarus Project http://lazarus.freepascal.org is an OpenSource CrossPlatform Delphi clone that works quite well on most known Operating Systems with good support for various GUI toolkits, CPUs and architectures and some of Delphi's own and 3'rd party components.
Of course there are still many companies that do not trust OpenSource at all and maybe this is the case for Skype, if so, we'll never see 64 bit support unless they rewrite it in another language for which there are commercial compilers and toolkits but since Linux is mostly OpenSource i see no "escape" from community made tools and it doesn't make sense to have too many commercial tools on an OpenSource OS.