Hello there,

I'm using OpenSuse 10.2 x86_64, and when I try to start Skype 1.4, I get the following Error Message:

But I've already installed libsigc 2.0 with Yast.

(Sorry for my bad English)

have you installed lib32 package? Should help.
Skype is linked to 32 libs and not 64 bit ones.

or try the static skype

Thanks, after I installed the 32-Bit Version of libsigc, it's now working! Skype looks quiet good now.

Hi all,
Please excuse my naivety, but i run debian linux and have just recently (2 weeks ago) started running 64 bit linux, do i have to go through this whole chroot scenario to run 32 bit stuff or is there another, simpler way?

DJ

yes, you have just to install 32 bit library needed, that's all.

Running debian , would anyone know if this is something that can be done with apt?
I try to do everything as much the debian way as possible.

DJ

Well, I've got the same problem with libdbus-1.so.2 now. I've installed libdbus both in the 32 bit and in the 64 bit Version!

this is another problem, symlink missing:
on mandriva 32 bit you need a:


but of course you have to found where is your 32 bit version of libdbus-1.so, if in a different dir change accordingly, for example if you have lib32 in /usr/lib32 append 32 to the command in the right places

In Ubuntu it is

I extracted the i386 libdbus to /usr/lib32 to avoid conflicts with the amd64 /usr/lib libdbus.

=)

I think I may be having conflict problems un kubuntu 7.04 (64b) even after trying several of the suggestions above.

This is what I get (always got):

skype
skype: error while loading shared libraries: libdbus-1.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory


When checking on the libdbus situation I get:

ls -l /usr/lib/libdbus*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 2007-05-25 21:01 /usr/lib/libdbus-1.so.2 -> /usr/lib32/libdbus-1.so.3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 2007-04-21 11:14 /usr/lib/libdbus-1.so.3 -> libdbus-1.so.3.2.0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 227648 2007-03-08 13:58 /usr/lib/libdbus-1.so.3.2.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 2007-04-21 11:14 /usr/lib/libdbus-glib-1.so.2 -> libdbus-glib-1.so.2.1.0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 129440 2007-02-21 12:01 /usr/lib/libdbus-glib-1.so.2.1.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 2007-04-21 11:14 /usr/lib/libdbus-qt-1.so.1 -> libdbus-qt-1.so.1.0.0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 74664 2007-03-05 10:56 /usr/lib/libdbus-qt-1.so.1.0.0

AND

ls -l /usr/lib32/libdbus*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 2007-05-25 21:02 /usr/lib32/libdbus-1.so.2 -> /usr/lib32/libdbus-1.so.3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 2007-05-25 21:16 /usr/lib32/libdbus-1.so.3.2 -> /usr/lib32/libdbus-1.so.2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 2007-05-25 21:16 /usr/lib32/libdbus-1.so.3.2.0 -> /usr/lib32/libdbus-1.so.2

Have I created a conflict or is ther another problem?

Thanks

spegru

All your soft links are pointing at each other? That's wrong.
You need the 32-bit libdbus, all you have are links in the /usr/lib32/ folder pointing at each other, you need to install the 32-bit library.


Those are just wrong, you can't point a newer library to an older one.

Thanks. I thought those were probably wrong. Shows the risk of blindly copying stuff from posts.

So it seems the problem I have is finding the 32-bit libdbus library.

Could you point me in th right direction?

thanks
spegru

Ok I found it. I had to put it inside Lib32 which was a slight surprise since skype does not do a 64b build and so I expected /usr/lib would be ok. (Yes I know I could have linked it......)

Anyway the upshot of all that is that the new skype is up and running.
Looks/runs very snappily too



Spegru