Skype on FC5

[poindexter]

The skype site just has a version for FC3. I did a forum search and saw that one person had a problem installing it on FC5. Anybody out there get skype working on FC5?

Thanks

[u-noneinc-s]

Mine works on FC5. I installed it on FC3 and upgraded from FC3-FC5 and skype just continued to work. Did nothing special.
I think many have it working on 5 (and 4).

[sirkware]

I too had no problem installing skype on fc5.

The only thing is that the sound when I use it under kde is somewhat echoing compared to when I use it under gnome. Gnome has a better sound quality compared to Kde when using skype voice.

[Thetargos]

Actually the skype RPM is staltically linked with Qt libraries, so you can just install it on FC5 and it'll work... Heck it works even for FC x86_64.

[liro]

the only issue i have on fc5 is, it uses quite a long time to startup (between 10-20s)...but working very well if started...

[aero-z]

the only issue i have on fc5 is, it uses quite a long time to startup (between 10-20s)...but working very well if started...
I got that problem too

[3006828]

really. i dont :p

i get slow responce tho.. lots of lag and crap voice quality tho compared to windows that is :P

[Thetargos]

the only issue i have on fc5 is, it uses quite a long time to startup (between 10-20s)...but working very well if started...
I get that in a GNOME session, not the case (for obvious reasons) in a KDE session... Though I find this a bit intriguing as Skype is statically linked, and it would use its own Qt symbols, and wouldn't depend on Qt symbols already loaded into memory.

[schotty]

the only issue i have on fc5 is, it uses quite a long time to startup (between 10-20s)...but working very well if started...

Go thru the system services and turn off the stuff you dont need. That halved my time at least. Sendmail, apache, pcmcia (this was a tower btw), and hp printing werent needed. So I killed em. Helps out alot.

[poindexter]

I got it going but do have that delay too.