Skype for Carolite_1.2?

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Mike7
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Skype for Carolite_1.2?

#1 Post by Mike7 »

Hi, all.

Can someone tell me which of the skype versions in the repo. . .:
  • skype-4.2.0.13-lina.pet
    skype-4.3.0.37-apulse-lina.pet
    skype-4.2.0.13-lina.sfs
    skype_static-2.2.0.35.sfs
. . .I should download for Carolite_1.2?

Cheers.

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#2 Post by 0xdawg »

all of those packages are compiled to run on racy/wary derivatives

if you're still on that Asus EEE-netbook i can predict you won't be able to do phone calls without hiccups | heavy lags -- but chatting shouldn't be a problem at all

as 2.2.0.35 is from 2011 it's blocked by skype when logging in probably

4.3.0.37 is your latest version of skype for Linux (dynamic)
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#3 Post by Mike7 »

Hi, Oxdawg.

Thanks. I'll give 4.3.0.37 a whirl, although, yes, my object was phone calls. However, the few people I want to call long-distance using Skype have computers, so maybe we can do chat instead.

What is the cause of the slow-down and interruptions with an eeepc? Is it the lack of RAM? CPU speed?. . . ?

What is the difference between with and without apulse, do you know?

Thanks for your help with this.

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#4 Post by 0xdawg »

given the circumstance your cpu is an older single-core, so yea, speed is the obstruction -- just try if phone calls work better for you than i had to expierience on my machine (almost similar setup)
good luck!

As of version 4.3, the ALSA sound system is no longer supported without PulseAudio.
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#5 Post by Mike7 »

Oxdawg-
As of version 4.3, the ALSA sound system is no longer supported without PulseAudio.
Not sure what this means. Does the ALSA that's built into Carolite-1.2 have pulse audio? If not, do I need to install a newer version of ALSA in order for Skype 4.3.0.37 to work?
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#6 Post by rg66 »

I'm going to assume that Geoffrey wouldn't upload a .pet that didn't work. Use the skype-4.3.0.37-apulse-lina.pet, apulse is "PulseAudio emulation for ALSA".
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#7 Post by watchdog »

I don't know Carolite-1.2 but if it is wary compatible then I think you should install for example the following pulseaudio:

https://copy.com/PhfFxjfuHcih

and the following skype4.3:

https://copy.com/WEd4aM21Ii1s

This skype has not working avatars and need some tweaking but is a good start point to test with Carolite. To run skype:

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pulseaudio --start
skype
pulseaudio --kill
If pulseaudio daemon does not start search default.pa with pfind and you need to change the following two lines:

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load-module module-alsa-sink device=hw:0,0
load-module module-alsa-source device=hw:0,0
The following settings in default.pa should generally work:

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load-module module-alsa-sink device=dmix
load-module module-alsa-source device=dsnoop
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#8 Post by rg66 »

watchdog wrote:I don't know Carolite-1.2 but if it is wary compatible then I think you should install for example the following pulseaudio:

https://copy.com/PhfFxjfuHcih

and the following skype4.3:

https://copy.com/WEd4aM21Ii1s
You don't need to install pulseaudio, apulse in the .pet takes care of that.
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#9 Post by watchdog »

rg66 wrote: You don't need to install pulseaudio, apulse in the .pet takes care of that.
Someone reported that apulse does not properly work: skype calls hanging down problems.

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#10 Post by 0xdawg »

when i've initially launched skype i did a test call to echo, everything including pulse worked fine using 4.3.0.37-apulse-lina.pet

there's that aforementioned lack of cpu-power which makes real phone calls inedible
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#11 Post by Mike7 »

I´ll first download and try just skype-4.3.0.37-apulse-lina.pet. If it doesn't work, I'll look into downloading the separate components.

As Oxdawg said, my Skype/Carolite project may be doomed from the start by a slow CPU, But it's worth a try.

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