| Git Clone URL: | https://aur.archlinux.org/skypeforlinux-bin.git (read-only, click to copy) |
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| Package Base: | skypeforlinux-bin |
| Description: | Skype for Linux |
| Upstream URL: | https://www.skype.com/ |
| Keywords: | skype |
| Licenses: | custom |
| Conflicts: | skype, skypeforlinux |
| Provides: | skype, skypeforlinux |
| Submitter: | Hanabishi |
| Maintainer: | Hanabishi |
| Last Packager: | Hanabishi |
| Votes: | 332 |
| Popularity: | 1.30 |
| First Submitted: | 2024-03-04 17:57 (UTC) |
| Last Updated: | 2025-03-11 10:00 (UTC) |
anyone having issue on unresizable window and having to login every time launching the app?
Yes to re-login in every time.
Also, it automatically adds skype to autostart (in KDE) everytime the app is launched. I should be reconsidering the choice for this piece of software...
anyone having issue on unresizable window and having to login every time launching the app?
There was a problem only on the first computer I tried to upgrade skype. Probably somewhere in the filesystem the privileges are not right. As I said, the package was created by running makepkg with root privileges. Yes, it's not right way, but I do not have time to explore the problem. The other Arch computers had no problem with the update.
@pdontcheff Good but did you solve your issue? How?
Thanks for help!
@pdontcheff, what do you mean by "but with root privileges"? All those commands should be run as your normal user. As I said previously, completely clear out your cache/build area and run makepkg/yay again.
@pdontcheff First update your Arch system. Then, in working directory, 'makepkg -sicC', it worked for me now. Installed successfully.
@bulletmark, Arch+MATE. I tried with yay, yaourt, makepkg - the same mistake. I have successfully built it, but with root privileges. Sorry for my bad english.
@pdontcheff, what distro+DE are you running and how are you trying to install it (AUR helper? etc) I am using Arch+GNOME and it installs and runs fine for me. Perhaps your AUR cache/build area is contaminated. Clear it out and try again.
Pinned Comments
Hanabishi commented on 2025-02-28 12:11 (UTC)
Microsoft is finally shutting down Skype in May
Hanabishi commented on 2024-07-31 07:28 (UTC) (edited on 2024-08-20 13:25 (UTC) by Hanabishi)
There is a problem with Skype being stuck on the login screen on first launch. That happens when your
org.freedesktop.secretsprovider doesn't have a keyring configured, i.e. also first launch.I don't know if this is a quirk of
libsecretor Skype itself, but we can't do pretty much anything about it anyway.Solutions are simple though:
Despite the login screen being stuck, the login itself is actually successful. So just kill it and run Skype again, it should be fine after that.
Configure your default keyring manually (using
seahorse,kwalletmanageretc.) before running Skype.bulletmark commented on 2020-04-30 10:01 (UTC) (edited on 2022-06-13 00:22 (UTC) by bulletmark)
To get automatic login, install a package that provides
org.freedesktop.secrets, e.g.gnome-keyring.To get a systray icon, install
libappindicator-gtk3. On GNOME, then install the appindicator extension.