http://www.skype.com/en/download-skype/ ... pe=dynamic
If the link does not work you can surf to it from:
http://www.skype.com/en/download-skype/ ... -computer/
Install (by load-on-the-fly for example) qt-4.8.2-stripped.sfs from:
http://smokey01.com/pemasu/pet_packages-upup/
Click on the .tar.bz2 archive of the downloaded skype. Select all and extract to /usr/local. Copy /usr/local/skype-xxxxx/skype to /usr/bin/skype. Open with geany a new file and put in it:
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#!/bin/bash
#export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l2convert.so
#export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so
exec skype
If your webcam does not work in skype install v4l-utils for your puppy. In precise you find v4l-utils in ubuntu repository. For slacko 5.5 you find v4l-utils to:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=85537
For lucid you find v4l-utils to:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=62667
For wary you find v4l-utils to:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=83569
Open with geany /usr/bin/skype4.2 and uncomment one libv4l preload a time to find the right one which works for you. Example:
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#!/bin/bash
#export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l2convert.so
export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so
exec skype
The latest skype works in precise and slacko 5.5. In older puppies it could not work. Use skype-2.2.0.35.tar.bz2:
http://www.4shared.com/file/StyW-ofz/sk ... 35tar.html