Please note the following RPM install issues. This is on a Mandrake 9.2 machine with latest updates applied.

Issue 1: The RPM supposedly for Mandrake 9 and above requires QT 3.2, which doesnt come with Mandrake 9.2

Issue 2: The RPM for systems with QT3.1 doesnt detect QT 3.1 properly, but will install if forced, and seems to run OK

Thanks for all your work. I look forward to when you release your API and someone writes gskype!

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[root@aspl-11 tmp]# cat /etc/redhat-release
Mandrake Linux release 9.2 (FiveStar) for i586

[root@aspl-11 tmp]# uname -a
Linux aspl-11 2.4.22-10mdk #1 Thu Sep 18 12:30:58 CEST 2003 i686 unknown unknown GNU/Linux

[root@aspl-11 tmp]# rpm -qa | grep qt
qt3-common-3.1.2-15.4.92mdk
libqt3-3.1.2-15.4.92mdk
libqt2-2.3.1-29mdk

[root@aspl-11 tmp]# rpm -Uvh skype-0.92.0.2-mdk.i586.rpm
warning: skype-0.92.0.2-mdk.i586.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID d66b746e
error: Failed dependencies:
libqt3 >= 3.2 is needed by skype-0.92.0.2-mdk

[root@aspl-11 tmp]# rpm -Uvh skype_qt3_1-0.92.0.2-suse.i386.rpm
error: Failed dependencies:
qt3 >= 3.1 is needed by skype_qt3_1-0.92.0.2-1

[root@aspl-11 tmp]# rpm --nodeps -Uvh skype_qt3_1-0.92.0.2-suse.i386.rpm
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:skype_qt3_1 ########################################### [100%]

I'm using mdk9.2 and having the same problem - even though I have installed the libqt3 library from urpmi, I am still get the error message:

Failed dependencies:
libqt3 >= 3.2 is needed by skype-0.92.0.2-mdk

How can I install Skype?

If you know that you have all dependencies installed, just install the RPM with the "--nodeps" parameter (which disables dependency-checking, if your tool does not use standard rpm options, then you need to check for the correct name of this flag)

Thanks for the reply bonbons. Unfortunately I'm somewhat a noob to linux and still wet behind the ears so forgive me.

I definately know I have the dependencies as I installed them through urpmi and then double checked.

Looking at your reply and the original posting from bassthang I presume I need to enter the following command as root:

# rpm --nodeps -U skype<package>-mdk.i586.rpm

I'm planning on upgrading to mandrake 10 (or maybe 10.1) in the next couple of weeks or so. Can anyone out there let me know if this issue is a known problem. It might just we worth waiting 'til then otherwise.

Cheers.

This is the command to execute if you already have installed a previous skype version.
In any case, when you know that a precise version of skype works for your system (this is valid for other software as well!) mae sure you conserve the original package, and ev. make a backup of your data related to it (for Skype, anything under ~/.Skype). This way you can go back (downgrade) to the working version, and also restore your settings, if you are having problems...
If you are upgrading your system soon, and are happy with the version of skype you are running, then it's maybe worth waiting...