Package Details: skypeforlinux-bin 8.119.0.201-1

Git Clone URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/skypeforlinux-bin.git (read-only, click to copy)
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: 325
Popularity: 2.42
First Submitted: 2024-03-04 17:57 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2024-05-11 19:29 (UTC)

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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.

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eschwartz commented on 2018-08-08 20:48 (UTC)

Have you considered, instead, fixing a longstanding mistake and using the system electron via a simple launcher script running electron /usr/lib/skypeforlinux/ (and installing, from data.tar.xz, the directory ./usr/share/skypeforlinux/resources/app.asar.unpacked/)?

Also, this upstream .deb violates both Debian and Arch packaging guidelines, because it installs arch-dependent binaries to /usr/share instead of /usr/lib -- and also because prebuilt standalone electron garbage belongs in /opt

Just because no one at Microsoft knows how to package doesn't mean you should blindly do everything they do.

mozo commented on 2018-08-08 08:44 (UTC)

Thank you bulletmark. It's great!

An7ar35 commented on 2018-08-08 06:56 (UTC)

@bulletmark Much appreciated, thanks.

bulletmark commented on 2018-08-08 01:19 (UTC)

Guys, I just released 8.27.0.85-2 which is hacked to include it's own private copy of glibc 2.27 until this bug is fixed.

mozo commented on 2018-08-07 18:04 (UTC)

Thank you cimarronline, your solution is working :)

Pryka commented on 2018-08-07 08:49 (UTC)

It's happening because of the latest glibc update.

Signal, whatsapp, slack, mailspring are also affected by this.

I have created a bug entry on arch tracker: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/59550

prosoitos commented on 2018-08-07 08:20 (UTC) (edited on 2018-08-07 08:21 (UTC) by prosoitos)

4 of my AUR packages stopped working after the last updates (2 segfault and 2 pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound).

cimarronline commented on 2018-08-06 22:39 (UTC) (edited on 2018-08-06 22:40 (UTC) by cimarronline)

Looks like skypeforlinux 8.18.0.6 (and earlier?) works with the new glibc 2.28. Huh. Well, that might be okay temporarily until MS rebuilds skypeforlinux.

I found old debian packages here: https://web.archive.org/web/20180427192048/https://repo.skype.com/deb/pool/main/s/skypeforlinux/ (you still have to use an edited PKGBUILD, or just swap out /usr/share/skypeforlinux)

jhuesos commented on 2018-08-06 20:27 (UTC) (edited on 2018-08-06 20:28 (UTC) by jhuesos)

Same here:

kernel: skypeforlinux[25458]: segfault at d20020 ip 0000000000d20020 sp 00007ffc36b441f8 error 15 in skypeforlinux[200000+1602000]systemd[1]: 
Started Process Core Dump (PID 25464/UID 0).
Process 25458 (skypeforlinux) of user 1000 dumped core.

Stack trace of thread 25458:
#0  0x0000000000d20020 n/a (skypeforlinux)

Similar issue happens with Whatsapp desktop client and both use Electron so I guess it must be something related to Electron... pure guess

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