[nmglug] skype debian

[Alucard]

If one wants Skype, and they have access to snap. I would install it 
that way.

sudo snap install --classic skype

Auto-updates, and all that jazz applies.

https://snapcraft.io/skype

-- Jared

On 2/4/19 3:34 PM, Ted Pomeroy wrote:
> A., Well, no. i_86 is 32 bit. I had a friend with a 32 bit laptop and 
> she needed to scrounge up a newer 64 bit laptop. So you need an 
> install of any Debian or Ubuntu, etc. edition that is current and 64 
> bit. A "Core2Duo" processor will work and newer, and several other 
> chips of various names.
> The output of 'uname -a' should read somthing like: "4.9.0-8-amd64 #1 
> SMP Debian 4.9.130-2 (2018-10-27) x86_64 GNU/Linux". This is my 
> machine running Debian on a 4.9.0-8-amd64 kernel, ie., 64 bit and 
> compatible for the .deb from the Skype website. there is also the 
> issue of allowing the Skype repository to update on your system. I 
> don't have it installed on my machine, but my friend has a 64 bit 
> edition of Ubuntu and she got Skype going.
> Good luck. Thank you, Ted P.
>
> On Sat, Feb 2, 2019 at 5:18 PM Brian O'Keefe <okeefe at cybermesa.com 
> <mailto:okeefe at cybermesa.com>> wrote:
>
>     You have no hardware issues Anthony and can easily install Skype.
>     It doesn't matter desktop or laptop so don't concern yourself with
>     that at all. You will have to register a microsoft account and
>     password for it since Micro owns Skype.
>
>     Run the command in a terminal as the output you got stated.  "sudo
>     dpkg --add-architecture i386"  then run "sudo apt-get update" (no
>     ""s in the command though).
>
>     Go to the download page and download the .deb, 64 bit. Install
>     with gdebi (which should pop up by itself). Then you'll have to go
>     through the registration.
>
>     This is not difficult so just dive in.
>
>
>     On 2/2/19 2:49 PM, a wrote:
>>
>>     Please help clarify, i386 can be 32/64 bit? when using 64 bit
>>     need 4G ram. Is the ram on my computer 3.9G? the download I am
>>     using isfor desktops my computer laptop since there does not seem
>>     to be one for laptops? . Does this additional info bring any
>>     solutions to mind, Thanks, Anthony K
>>
>>                   total        used        free shared  buff/cache  
>>     available
>>     Mem:           3.9G        1.8G        790M 346M       
>>     1.2G        1.4G
>>     Swap:          4.0G        2.4M        4.0G
>>     a at alap:~$
>>
>>     On 2/2/19 11:02 AM, Brian O'Keefe wrote:
>>>
>>>     I downloaded the 64 bit version a while back. It appears that
>>>     Microsquish only offers a 64 bit version on their download page.
>>>     They offer .deb and .rpm versions. You don't want the .rpm
>>>     version. So there is no 32 bit version available.
>>>
>>>     Brian
>>>
>>>     On 2/2/19 9:25 AM, Ted Pomeroy wrote:
>>>>     A., Is there a 64 bit Skype download instead of 32? I have not
>>>>     looked in some time. You may have the wrong .deb package. You
>>>>     can add the 32-bit architecture as noted if there isn't a
>>>>     64-bit .deb from Skype.  Just a thought, Ted P.
>>>>
>>>>     On Fri, Feb 1, 2019, 1:48 PM a <a at kaluta.us
>>>>     <mailto:a at kaluta.us>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>         Hi
>>>>
>>>>         HOW TO CORRECT,ANYONE?
>>>>
>>>>         TNX. ANTHONY
>>>>
>>>>         Wrong architecture 'i386' -- Run dpkg --add-architecture to
>>>>         add it and
>>>>         update afterwards
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         a at alap:~$ sudo  gdebi skype-install.deb
>>>>         [sudo] password for a:
>>>>         Reading package lists... Done
>>>>         Building dependency tree
>>>>         Reading state information... Done
>>>>         This package is uninstallable
>>>>         Wrong architecture 'i386' -- Run dpkg --add-architecture to
>>>>         add it and
>>>>         update afterwards
>>>>
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