Here’s a list of command line steps to install Skype on Fedora 19:-
Step 1: Open up the terminal and switch to super user:
$su –
Step 2: Install the dependencies:
yum install alsa-lib.i686 fontconfig.i686 freetype.i686 glib2.i686 libSM.i686 libXScrnSaver.i686 libXi.i686 libXrandr.i686 libXrender.i686 libXv.i686 libstdc++.i686 pulseaudio-libs.i686 qt.i686 qt-x11.i686 qtwebkit.i686 zlib.i686
Step 3: Download Skype 4.2 Dynamic package for Fedora into /tmp:
cd /tmp
wget –trust-server-names http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-dynamic
Step 4: Extract the Skype 4.2 package to /opt:
mkdir /opt/skype
tar xvf skype-4.2* -C /opt/skype –strip-components=1
Step 5: Create Launcher, Link icons, language and sounds:
ln -s /opt/skype/skype.desktop /usr/share/applications/skype.desktop
ln -s /opt/skype/icons/SkypeBlue_48x48.png /usr/share/icons/skype.png
ln -s /opt/skype/icons/SkypeBlue_48x48.png /usr/share/pixmaps/skype.pngtouch /usr/bin/skype
chmod 755 /usr/bin/skype
Open /usr/bin/skype with text editor and add following content:
#!/bin/sh
export SKYPE_HOME=”/opt/skype”$SKYPE_HOME/skype –resources=$SKYPE_HOME $*
Step 6: Congratulate yourself! You have successfully installed a non-free proprietary software on top of free Open Source software and bent down to corporate needs. Now go ahead and configure Skype according to your needs!
Sigh! :-/