Install Skype on Centos 6.3

Friends,

Let us start installation of Skype :-

First install Dependency Packages :-

#yum install libXrender.i686 libstdc++.i686 fontconfig.i686 pulseaudio-libs.i686 qt-x11.i686 qt.i686 glib2.i686 zlib.i686 freetype.i686 alsa-lib.i686 libXScrnSaver.i686 libXi.i686 libXv.i686 libXrandr.i686 libSM.i686 -y

Now Download Skype 4

# cd /downloads

# wget http://download.skype.com/linux/skype_static-4.0.0.8.tar.bz2

Extract the Skype

create skype dir under /opt

#mkdir /opt/skype

#tar -xvf skype_static-4.0.0.8.tar.bz2 -C /opt/skype –strip-components=1

Letus create Symbolic Link to libtiff.so.4 :-

# ln -s /usr/lib/libtiff.so.3 /usr/lib/libtiff.so.4
# ln -s /opt/skype/icons/SkypeBlue_48x48.png /usr/share/icons/skype.png
# ln -s /opt/skype/icons/SkypeBlue_48x48.png /usr/share/pixmaps/skype.png
# ln -s /opt/skype/sounds/ /usr/share/sounds/
# ln -s /opt/skype/lang/ /usr/share/lang/
# ln -s /opt/skype/skype.desktop /usr/share/applications/skype.desktop

Create Skype Launch Binary

# touch /usr/bin/skype
# chmod 755 /usr/bin/skype
Edit /usr/bin/skype file:-
#vim /usr/bin/skype
#!/bin/sh
export SKYPE_HOME="/opt/skype"

$SKYPE_HOME/skype --resources=$SKYPE_HOME $*
:wq!
Save & quite.
Now Start Skype:-
# skype &

Enjoy  
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