Package Details: skypeforlinux-bin 8.133.0.202-1

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: 330
Popularity: 0.98
First Submitted: 2024-03-04 17:57 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2024-11-21 03:34 (UTC)

Pinned Comments

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.secrets provider doesn't have a keyring configured, i.e. also first launch.

I don't know if this is a quirk of libsecret or Skype itself, but we can't do pretty much anything about it anyway.

Solutions are simple though:

  1. 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.

  2. Configure your default keyring manually (using seahorse, kwalletmanager etc.) 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.

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Zendy commented on 2018-05-07 05:06 (UTC)

@R00KIE yeah, I also have this issue when I quit skype and start it again I have to login once again. Any ideas how to fix this?

horokey commented on 2018-05-03 19:20 (UTC)

missing dependency for gtk3

R00KIE commented on 2018-04-29 11:07 (UTC)

Is anyone experiencing automatic logout right after starting skype with this latest version? The problem is the same as when the gnome-keyring is not installed, it's as if it isn't even trying to access the keyring.

I'm running skype on a separate user account and I'm using xfce if that matters.

bulletmark commented on 2018-04-28 21:54 (UTC)

@jeancf, the icon bug has existed in the 3 preview versions since 8.20. So now stable has moved to 8.20 it has the same bug. More info at https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/skype/forum/skype_linux-skype_startms-skype_installms/system-tray-icon-in-xfce/d3f162bf-0bbf-481b-90a1-f43cae9a86cc.

jeancf commented on 2018-04-28 17:17 (UTC)

With update to 8.20.0.9-1 the tray icon is not aligned properly in system tray in Cinnamon.

https://www.noirextreme.com/nextcloud/index.php/s/BHw6R9CWySqJpQq

System: Host: latitude Kernel: 4.16.4-1-MANJARO x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Cinnamon 3.8.0 Distro: Manjaro Linux 17.1.9 Hakoila

jc-aur commented on 2018-04-27 22:19 (UTC) (edited on 2018-04-27 22:19 (UTC) by jc-aur)

@Sven I second that, but it's a weird thing. Around a month ago I had Gnome 3 installed and skype was working just fine. Then I switched to KDE Plasma because of graphic driver issues with Gnome, and with the same packages installed (I just changed the DE and apps) Skype was not able to play audio or record my voice. Then I installed pulseaudio-alsa and it worked. I don't remember having a skype package update in that time.

SanskritFritz commented on 2018-03-27 17:09 (UTC)

It should provide "skype" that should take care of any conflicts as well.

gehzumteufel commented on 2018-03-27 16:09 (UTC)

You should add that it conflicts with skype since that is the old client and it is no longer functional anyway.

Sven commented on 2018-03-21 14:13 (UTC)

I just installed pulseaudio-alsa. And voilà, I can finally hear my Skype Call via my USB Headset and not via my laptop speakers. Why the heck is pulseaudio-alsa not a dependency of this package? It really should be!

Anyhow, thanks to hgabreu for providing that hint.

dalu commented on 2018-03-20 20:16 (UTC)

Repositories like those should imho be auto-updated, use some form of script to check for latest version and autocommit and push.