Hi,

I'm new to Linux.

I use Ubuntu 5.10 but skype (debian package) doesn't want to download.

The icon shows on my desktop. When I try to open it it says that "archive type is not supported".

What do I need to do?

Am I downloading it properly?

Thanks.

Instead of trying to open the .deb file, do the following and hopefully you will be okay:

Open a terminal window and type:

sudo dpkg -i /home/yourusername/desktop/thename of the file including.deb<press enter>

When it asks, type your password.
It will try to install Skype. If you typed the directory and filename correctly, it should install unless there are unmet dependencies.

If there are unmet dependencies, it will report them and you will have to install them first by typing:

sudo apt-get install dependencyname<press enter>


Good luck!

Hi,

I have tried what you suggested. I couldn't get to password.
What it threw me out is:

matjaz@cpc5-cbly1-0-0-cust771Matjaz:~$ sudo dpkg -i /home/matjaz/desktop/skype_1.2.0.18-2_i386.deb
dpkg: error processing /home/matjaz/desktop/skype_1.2.0.18-2_i386.deb (--install):
cannot access archive: No such file or directory
Errors were encountered while processing:
/home/matjaz/desktop/skype_1.2.0.18-2_i386.deb

Any clues what might that be?

Thanks again. Much appreciated.

Matjaz

Acctually, when I first log on and put in username and skype name it gives me a password option, but then it denies acces again.

???

Hi there,

I have only succeed to run Skype by unzipping and clicking on the .exe file but it is not properly installed: not listed on the application list. Does anyone know how to solve it?

I have tried to insall:

1 - the .rpm but the rpm-U command seems unknown on Ubuntu
2 - the .deb but impossible to find the source (that what is published on the terminal)
3 - the tar.bz2 but it is not recognized by the Archive Manager

Thanks in advance for any support.
Vincent

sudo remembers pw after 1. usage, access granted - not denied
"no such file" means no such file. check for correct path and name (use `ls -l <filename>`. check your download destination!)
there is no such thing like *.exe - this a joke, isn't it? rpm-U is `rpm -U` correctly (note the space!) "-U, --upgrade=<packagefile>+ upgrade package(s)" quote from `rpm --help` (almost every unix-cmd knows " --help"! {@skype: read this, get it!!!})

j

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTFM

Hi,

Thank you for advice.

I acctually almost managed to install skype. Because of the wrong letter in the path it was blocking me, but then it opened.
But dependencies are required. It needed three.

I got first one when it said:

You might want to run ‘apt-get -f install’ to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
skype: Depends: libstdc++5 (>= 1:3.3.4-1) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try ‘apt-get -f install’ with no packages (or specify a solution).

When I try to type in 'apt-get -f install' it gives me:
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (13 Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the list directory

Thanks for help. I feel I'm close to make it work

Regards,
Matjaz

Hey,

I got it to work!

From the previous posting after installing irst dependancy, instead of typing 'apt-get -f install' I had to type in 'sudo apt-get -f install'.

Don't know exactly what 'sudo' at front changed but it worked, Has to do something with the 'root' or something (friend helped me).

Anyway it worked following instructions from second posting in this section.

Good luck.