I was able to use the instructions on this page to get video working. You need to launch skype with the following command line:
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv41/vl1compat.so skype
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Skype video with Ubuntu 9.10
I had to reinstall Kubuntu, for a reason that I will write about later, so I needed to reinstall skype. When I downloaded and tried the 2.1 beta, I wasn't able to get video to work.
I was able to use the instructions on this page to get video working. You need to launch skype with the following command line:
I was able to use the instructions on this page to get video working. You need to launch skype with the following command line:
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Hi,
ReplyDeleteThanks for this info. I'm totally new to the linux world. After my XP packed up, I just decided to give it a whirl, but I need Skype to talk to my parents and others who are unliklely to use anything else.
So, I'm on Kubuntu 9.10 which I really, really like, but only just beginning to work out how to use.
The LD_PRELOAD from the command line worked nicely (Quickcam connect).
But , if you have time could you possibly indicate (for an absolute beginner) what it is I'd need to edit so I don't have to use the command line every time to open Skype?
Many thanks
Matt
What I did was rename the skype binary, and then replace create a script with the old name.
ReplyDeleteFor example,
sudo mv /usr/bin/skype /usr/bin/skype.real
cat > /usr/bin/skype <<EOF
#!/bin/bash
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv41/vl1compat.so skype
EOF
sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/skype
Thanks for the tip mate, worked like a charm!
ReplyDeleteNice joke PWESTBRO !
ReplyDeleteIt is neverending loop, if your script is calling himself.
The right comandis this:
#!/bin/bash
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so /usr/bin/skype.real
Bye !