I'm stuck with this error for a few days now - downloaded and installed the skype-2.0.0.72 CentOS RPM on CentOS 5.0.

As soon as I try to start it - it crashes out with the error "Aborted.".

Tried deleting the ~/.Skype directory - did not help.

Not sure what is going on or how I can get it to work.

Attached is the log file produced.
 skype_2008_10_03_144952.log ( 15K ) Number of downloads: 204


ldd skype shows no missing dependencies.

CODE

[box1.localdomain Logs]# ldd `which skype`
        linux-gate.so.1 =>  (0x00d45000)
        libasound.so.2 => /lib/libasound.so.2 (0x0088a000)
        libXv.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXv.so.1 (0x00b4a000)
        libXss.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXss.so.1 (0x00b45000)
        librt.so.1 => /lib/librt.so.1 (0x0046d000)
        libQtDBus.so.4 => /usr/lib/qt4/lib/libQtDBus.so.4 (0x00cd6000)
        libQtGui.so.4 => /usr/lib/qt4/lib/libQtGui.so.4 (0x0273d000)
        libQtNetwork.so.4 => /usr/lib/qt4/lib/libQtNetwork.so.4 (0x00ae8000)
        libQtCore.so.4 => /usr/lib/qt4/lib/libQtCore.so.4 (0x00968000)
        libpthread.so.0 => /lib/libpthread.so.0 (0x003dd000)
        libstdc++.so.6 => /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 (0x004c5000)
        libm.so.6 => /lib/libm.so.6 (0x003b4000)
        libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x005b2000)
        libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00269000)
        libX11.so.6 => /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x066de000)
        libXext.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXext.so.6 (0x00228000)
        libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x003ae000)
        /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x0024b000)
        libdbus-1.so.3 => /lib/libdbus-1.so.3 (0x00c9a000)
        libQtXml.so.4 => /usr/lib/qt4/lib/libQtXml.so.4 (0x00c4e000)
        libz.so.1 => /usr/lib/libz.so.1 (0x00458000)
        libpng12.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0 (0x001a1000)
        libSM.so.6 => /usr/lib/        libICE.so.6 => /usr/lib/libICE.so.6 (0x06861000)
        libXi.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXi.so.6 (0x00dae000)
        libXrender.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXrender.so.1 (0x00da3000)
        libXrandr.so.2 => /usr/lib/libXrandr.so.2 (0x00d9d000)
        libXcursor.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXcursor.so.1 (0x00dcf000)
        libXinerama.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXinerama.so.1 (0x00dea000)
        libfreetype.so.6 => /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6 (0x00b9b000)
        libfontconfig.so.1 => /usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1 (0x00c1d000)
        libXau.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXau.so.6 (0x00d98000)
        libXdmcp.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXdmcp.so.6 (0x00ddb000)
        libcap.so.1 => /lib/libcap.so.1 (0x00c94000)
        libXfixes.so.3 => /usr/lib/libXfixes.so.3 (0x00de3000)
        libexpat.so.0 => /lib/libexpat.so.0 (0x00b78000)
libSM.so.6 (0x0023a000)

Hi,

I've exactly the same problem..
Did you find any solution for that?

Thanks,
Avi

I have the same problem with all 2.0.0.72 Linux versions available. I wanted to try 1.4.0.118 but there is a library missing:

libsigc-2.0.so.0 => not found

Maybe I can find it somewhere.

This was driving me nuts, but check this out:
bug report from skype team
so at the bottom there's a comment that says that there's a workaround:
unplug your webcam while starting Skype
This worked for me.