HOWTO: Create own STATIC Build .deb package

If you have some problems with your QT.

*Visual problem with the first message in the chat window

You can simply modify the original Skype .deb package to a static Build version.

Download:
http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-deb
http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-static

CODE
mv skype-debian_1.4.0.118-1_i386.deb skype-debian_1.4.0.118-1_i386.deb.orig
mkdir skype.tmp
dpkg-deb --extract skype-debian_1.4.0.118-1_i386.deb.orig skype.tmp
dpkg-deb --control skype-debian_1.4.0.118-1_i386.deb.orig skype.tmp/DEBIAN
unp skype_static-1.4.0.118.tar.bz2
cp -v skype_static-1.4.0.118/skype skype.tmp/usr/bin/
md5sum skype.tmp/usr/bin/skype

//edit last md5sum line:

vim skype.tmp/DEBIAN/md5sums
..
..
c92df17563700df3f85e8ba44b80124e  usr/bin/skype

dpkg --build skype.tmp
mv skype.tmp.deb skype-debian_1.4.0.118-1_i386.deb

su
dpkg -i skype-debian_1.4.0.118-1_i386.deb