Tuesday, August 25, 2009

How to install skype on slackware

Hello friends this is my first blog .In this blog I will tell you how to install skype on slackware.I know its just a cake walk but this my first move
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To install skype you need to first download its linux version from
www.skype.com/downloads/skype/choose/ 

choose the static version

after downloading extract it by giving the command 
[user@desktop]$tar -jxvf skype-xxxx.tar.bz2
now change your prompt to the extracted skype directory

Run the executable "skype" script inside this directory by typing  

[user@skype-xxxx]skype 

If you want to run skype at startup just make a link to
~/.kde/Autostart

by issuing the command
ln -s /path/to/ur/skype/executable/script ~/.kde/Autostart
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  1. UnknownAugust 25, 2009 at 6:55 AM

    Or you can install it via the slackbuilds.

    The slackbuilds method is better as it helps you keep track of the packages using pkgtool and let you remove it easily when you want it to.

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