[SOLVED] Cannot create Skype account in Empathy

ceramicm · #1 19th April 2011, 05:23 PM

I downloaded the pidgin-skype .deb from here, extracted it, and copied the extracted libraries to /usr/lib64/purple-2/. I installed pidgin, and was able to setup a skype account in it. My Skype contacts appear in Pidgin. Then I tried to setup a Skype account in empathy. First, I attempted to import accounts from Pidgin. The bigbrownchunx-skype-dbus account from pidgin is seen, but when I click "Apply," nothing happens. If I try to create the account in Empathy rather than import from Pidgin, the "Forward" button is grayed out, and I don't have the option to enter username. I'd like to use Empathy. Any ideas?

bpepple · #2 19th April 2011, 11:23 PM

As far as I'm aware Empathy doesn't support Skype accounts.

ceramicm · #3 20th April 2011, 05:23 PM

Solved.

1. Run "sudo setenforce Permissive".

2. Download and install Skype for Linux.

3. Type "skype" into a terminal. You will likely have missing libraries. Use "yum whatprovides <library>" and install the packages it recommends. Repeat this step until Skype starts.

4. Download the pidgin-skype plugin.

5. Extract deb. Move *.so to /usr/lib64/purple-2

6. Paste the following into /usr/share/telepathy/managers/haze.manager
[Protocol bigbrownchunx-skype-dbus]
param-account=s required
#param-password=s required

7. Start Empathy. Add a new "bigbrownchunx-skype-dbus" account.

8. Delete /usr/share/telepathy/manager/haze.manager. Do not close Empathy.

9. Delete the account you made in Step 7. Do not close Empathy.

10. Add a new "bigbrownchunx-skype-dbus" account. This time a Skype window should pop up asking if Empathy can use the Skype API. Allow this.

11. Your Skype contacts should now be available in Empathy.

---------- Post added at 11:23 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:51 AM ----------

Stopped working after a restart. I found a workaround, though. After logging in, run "sudo setenforce Permissive" and then start Empathy. Skype will autostart when Empathy loads, and the contacts will load in Empathy. Not sure exactly why SELinux needs to be permissive, but it works.