Fedora: Skype for Linux
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As promised for @joy - I wanted to start a thread on Skype for Linux and Fedora 28.
It's running on my laptop and doesn't require userID password everytime - as a mater of fact, it starts and signs in when I sign in. Not sure why / how - it just does.
Skype Version: 8.24.0.2
How I installed
Good thing
historyis there, as it tells me just how it was done. SUCk that MS...cd /tmp wget --trust-server-names https://go.skype.com/skypeforlinux-64.rpm sudo dnf install /tmp/skypeforlinux-64.rpmIt's possible I found it here on If not true, then false.
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There's also a Skype flatpak and Snap app too.
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@black3dynamite said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:
There's also a Skype flatpak and Snap app too.
Yep, I should give the snap a try on my laptop. Assuming snap is installed and snapd is running.
snap install skype -
@travisdh1 said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:
Assuming snap is installed and snapd is running.
Not a problem for Ubuntu 18.04 users.
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@black3dynamite said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:
@travisdh1 said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:
Assuming snap is installed and snapd is running.
Not a problem for Ubuntu 18.04 users.
The snap doesn't work with Fedora 28. Guess I stick to the rpm.
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@travisdh1 said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:
@black3dynamite said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:
@travisdh1 said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:
Assuming snap is installed and snapd is running.
Not a problem for Ubuntu 18.04 users.
The snap doesn't work with Fedora 28. Guess I stick to the rpm.
Good to know... though - don't know what SNAP is (google time)
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@gjacobse said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:
@travisdh1 said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:
@black3dynamite said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:
@travisdh1 said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:
Assuming snap is installed and snapd is running.
Not a problem for Ubuntu 18.04 users.
The snap doesn't work with Fedora 28. Guess I stick to the rpm.
Good to know... though - don't know what SNAP is (google time)
Right from the man page
DESCRIPTION Install, configure, refresh and remove snap packages. Snaps are enabling secure distribution of the latest apps and utilities for cloud, servers, desktops and the internet of things.So yet another way to manage distributed software. They are convenient when they work, but very new, so doesn't always work even on supposedly supported platforms.
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@gjacobse I wouldn't normally advocate a one-liner for this, but skype is proprietary anyway, so it's not like you can inspect the source code before installing it. You can directly install the rpm using dnf.
dnf install https://go.skype.com/skypeforlinux-64.rpm -
@travisdh1 flatpak works well for me on Fedora.
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@black3dynamite said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:
@travisdh1 flatpak works well for me on Fedora.
I haven't tried flatpak yet. Guess I'll have to give it a shot.
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@travisdh1 said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:
@black3dynamite said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:
@travisdh1 flatpak works well for me on Fedora.
I haven't tried flatpak yet. Guess I'll have to give it a shot.
Flatpak is the Fedora native one. Snap is the Ububtu. Fedora is pushing to have most in the software store be installed with Flatpaks.
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@stacksofplates said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:
@travisdh1 said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:
@black3dynamite said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:
@travisdh1 flatpak works well for me on Fedora.
I haven't tried flatpak yet. Guess I'll have to give it a shot.
Flatpak is the Fedora native one. Snap is the Ububtu. Fedora is pushing to have most in the software store be installed with Flatpaks.
What's wrong with dnf or yum that Flatpaks are supposed to fix? Same questions I have with snaps, what's wrong with apt that requires a whole new thing?
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@travisdh1 said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:
@stacksofplates said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:
@travisdh1 said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:
@black3dynamite said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:
@travisdh1 flatpak works well for me on Fedora.
I haven't tried flatpak yet. Guess I'll have to give it a shot.
Flatpak is the Fedora native one. Snap is the Ububtu. Fedora is pushing to have most in the software store be installed with Flatpaks.
What's wrong with dnf or yum that Flatpaks are supposed to fix? Same questions I have with snaps, what's wrong with apt that requires a whole new thing?
It's all packaged together. Similar to a container but no network access. Applications aren't tied to system libraries and such any longer. They are just all inclusive portable apps.
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If you're using atomic wormstation that's the way you install things. If they don't have a flatpak its installed on an overlays overtop of the ostree system. But everything is in Flatpaks and nothing touches the base OS.
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Does the installer allow for video? Any benefit over the web page?
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@scottalanmiller said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:
Does the installer allow for video? Any benefit over the web page?
Seems to - though I've not had any calls to test it.... if you wish,. call away to test. But it did pick up the Jabra Headset and the Logictech Camera.
