Thanks for updating! In my brief testing so far of 8.76.76.70-1, the CPU usage is back to normal, for anyone wondering.
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Package Details: skypeforlinux-preview-bin 8.88.76.200-1
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Git Clone URL: | https://aur.archlinux.org/skypeforlinux-preview-bin.git (read-only, click to copy) |
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Package Base: | skypeforlinux-preview-bin |
Description: | Skype for Linux - Preview/Insider Version |
Upstream URL: | http://www.skype.com |
Keywords: | skype |
Licenses: | custom |
Conflicts: | skype, skypeforlinux, skypeforlinux-beta-bin, skypeforlinux-bin, skypeforlinux-stable-bin |
Provides: | skype, skypeforlinux |
Replaces: | skypeforlinux-bin |
Submitter: | bulletmark |
Maintainer: | bulletmark |
Last Packager: | bulletmark |
Votes: | 448 |
Popularity: | 0.33 |
First Submitted: | 2018-01-11 03:54 (UTC) |
Last Updated: | 2022-08-11 21:25 (UTC) |
Dependencies (9)
- alsa-lib (alsa-lib-git, alsa-lib-minimal-git, alsa-lib-x205ta)
- glibc (glibc-git, glibc-force-mmap, lib32-glibc-force-mmap, glibc-minimal-git, glibc-widevine, glibc-linux4)
- gtk3 (gtk3-git, gtk3-typeahead, gtk3-patched-filechooser-icon-view, gtk3-no_deadkeys_underline, gtk3-classic, gtk3-classic-noatk-64, gtk3-ubuntu)
- libsecret
- libxss
- libxtst
- nss (nss-hg)
- libappindicator-gtk3 (libappindicator-bzr) (optional) – systray icon support
- org.freedesktop.secrets (keepassxc-kde-fix, gnome-keyring-git, pass-secrets-git, keepassxc-git, kwallet-secrets, bitw-git, gnome-keyring, keepassxc) (optional) – keyring/password support
Required by (1)
- skype-secure (requires skypeforlinux)
Sources (1)
Latest Comments
BujuArena commented on 2021-08-21 02:27 (UTC)
BujuArena commented on 2021-08-15 18:10 (UTC)
Thanks, Hi-Angel, for the information, and bulletmark, for the detailed directions! I successfully upgraded Skype by downdating it. Now if anyone knows if the bug has been fixed, please post here. I have notifications enabled and I'll be waiting until the CPU usage issue is fixed. I use Skype for work, so I can't be using 20% CPU all the time just for Skype. If nobody posts, I'll update once in a while and downdate if the issue isn't resolved, and if it is, I'll post here myself.
Hi-Angel commented on 2021-08-15 12:54 (UTC)
@Hi-Angel copy this PKGBUILD for previous version 8.76.76.40 to your helper directory
You probably meant @BujuArena ☺
bulletmark commented on 2021-08-15 10:56 (UTC)
@Hi-Angel copy this PKGBUILD for previous version 8.76.76.40 to your helper directory, e.g. to ~/.cache/yay/skypeforlinux-preview-bin then type makepkg -i
. Yes, the new version 8.76.76.58 chews heaps of CPU. Hopefully the skype maintainers will find and fix this asap.
Hi-Angel commented on 2021-08-15 10:30 (UTC)
Is it possible to temporarily switch to the previous version to avoid this regression?
Sure, you just need to download the skypeforlinux-preview-bin manually with git (as opposed to doing that via an AUR helper), and before starting to build the package execute
git checkout HEAD~δ
where δ
is a number of how many commits back in time you want to go. You can see commits with git log
command or on this page through View changes
link.
BujuArena commented on 2021-08-15 04:48 (UTC) (edited on 2021-08-15 04:49 (UTC) by BujuArena)
The latest version uses 20% of my CPU (a full CPU core) constantly. The previous version just before this one (and all other previous versions) did not. Is it possible to temporarily switch to the previous version to avoid this regression?
I have reported this to the devs using the "any problems with this version?" question thing in the program. I'm not sure if they actually read those things, but hopefully they do and take this seriously.
BujuArena commented on 2021-04-11 04:05 (UTC)
Looks like they finally fixed their deb builds, after you've already rebased to RPM: https://repo.skype.com/deb/pool/main/s/skypeforlinux/
Better late than never!
BujuArena commented on 2021-04-01 23:59 (UTC)
Thanks so much for being so active in solving this. It's working well here. I appreciate your heroic effort.
bulletmark commented on 2021-03-30 01:41 (UTC) (edited on 2021-03-30 01:41 (UTC) by bulletmark)
I have rebased this package off the RPM package, not the DEB package due to this issue.
bulletmark commented on 2021-03-18 05:03 (UTC)
All, the Skype packaging system is currently broken so the "new update" notification you are seeing in Skype is wrong. Version 8.69.76.76 is still currently the latest available preview/insider package.
bulletmark commented on 2020-11-12 02:41 (UTC)
@Roken, no point posting that comment here. Post it on the skype forums.
Roken commented on 2020-11-12 00:48 (UTC)
xfce4 there's a problem when setting to start hidden (minimised to tray) in that there's a ghost of a window, that can only be dismissed by opening skype from the tray icon and then closing it again.
bulletmark commented on 2020-04-30 10:03 (UTC)
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 https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/615/appindicator-support/.
gamezelda commented on 2020-03-27 10:43 (UTC)
A warning about missing unprivileged_userns_clone is incorrectly printed by the post-install script if the linux-mainline kernel is used. This is because unprivileged_userns_clone is not an official Linux kernel option but an Arch-specific option that matches the official kernel behavior when enabled ( https://git.archlinux.org/linux.git/commit/?h=v5.5.13-arch1&id=b7ea2fa503702cbbd1eb2d38371b5650aab88666 ). So, even though the warning is printed, Skype still works correctly on linux-mainline.
Behem0th commented on 2019-12-05 03:28 (UTC)
fettouhi commented on 2019-10-15 11:56 (UTC)
Does anyone use this package with KDE Plasma 5. For me it hangs at first launch sometimes because the gnome-keyring password login window doesn't appear, so I have to kill the process and launch it again and the keyring login window shows up. This issue has only been present within the last few new relases of skype though. But Skype been a headache with autologin on KDE for years now at it still isn't fixed sadly.
Firechris commented on 2019-09-28 21:22 (UTC)
@berturion
I found a workaround for my problem. It is not great but at least one way. I have installed nvm (see https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Node.js_ ). I set it up and used the latest nodejs version, in my case 12.11.0. Then I installed skypeforlinux it worked.
bulletmark commented on 2019-09-26 10:31 (UTC)
@viler80, works for the rest of us ...
viler80 commented on 2019-09-26 09:51 (UTC)
Does not work on 5.3 kernel
mvenghaus commented on 2019-08-28 06:47 (UTC)
@bulletmark .. i use nvm and in my dev env the version is set using my ide .. no idea why my default nvm version was 6.x :)
bulletmark commented on 2019-08-26 10:28 (UTC)
@mvenghaus, how is that possible? nodejs 6.x was from 2016. You mean you never update your system? How did you "change it to 10.x"? when the current Arch nodejs package version is 12.9.0?
mvenghaus commented on 2019-08-26 09:48 (UTC)
Had the same problem with asar. The problem was my old default node version. I was using 6.x .. changed it to 10.x. and everyting works now
bulletmark commented on 2019-08-19 22:59 (UTC)
@lectrode, I have removed the setuid change as per my comment at https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/skypeforlinux-stable-bin/#comment-704894.
bulletmark commented on 2019-08-16 05:12 (UTC)
@ava1ar because it used to be required but it appears that the skype application has been updated to not require it anymore so I have removed gconf from the dependencies.
ava1ar commented on 2019-08-16 03:55 (UTC)
Why does it depends on gconf?
bulletmark commented on 2019-08-07 01:08 (UTC)
@lectrode, thanks. Fixed now with new release.
lectrode commented on 2019-08-06 23:06 (UTC) (edited on 2019-08-19 23:15 (UTC) by lectrode)
(edited) I recently got this error in the log file:
[8636:0804/155332.443032:FATAL:setuid_sandbox_host.cc(157)] The SUID sandbox helper binary was found, but is not configured correctly. Rather than run without sandboxing I'm aborting now.
You need to make sure that /usr/share/skypeforlinux/chrome-sandbox is owned by root and has mode 4755.
The application was attempting to fall back to suid sandboxing (not ideal). Turns out I had mistakenly disabled the more secure sandboxing. The following kernel parameter needs to be set to 1 to enable:
sudo sysctl kernel.unprivileged_userns_clone=1
Thanks @bulletmark for the more secure solution
bulletmark commented on 2019-08-05 03:02 (UTC)
SinClaus, I wrote about this in the commit comment here when I updated the version. Skype 8.51.76.61 starts in the background, regardless of the explicit configuration setting, but then otherwise appears to work normally. I reported the bug via the "Help/Report a Problem" menu function and I urge others to do the same so it appears on their radar.
SinClaus commented on 2019-08-05 02:51 (UTC)
Name : skypeforlinux-preview-bin Version : 8.51.76.61-1
Program is started bu there isn't any window on desktop - the program is working in the background only.
berturion commented on 2019-05-23 09:46 (UTC)
@Firechris, I had the exact same problem.
/usr/lib/node_modules/asar/lib/asar.js:29
module.exports.createPackage = async function (src, dest) {
^^^^^^^^
SyntaxError: Unexpected token function
at createScript (vm.js:56:10)
at Object.runInThisContext (vm.js:97:10)
at Module._compile (module.js:549:28)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:586:10)
at Module.load (module.js:494:32)
at tryModuleLoad (module.js:453:12)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:445:3)
at Module.require (module.js:504:17)
at require (internal/module.js:20:19)
at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/lib/node_modules/asar/bin/asar.js:2:12)
==> ERREUR : Une erreur s’est produite dans package().
Abandon…
Error making: skypeforlinux-preview-bin
I uninstalled nodejs-lts-boron
and installed nodejs
.
Then yay -S skypeforlinux-preview-bin
worked.
Should the package nodejs
be a dependency ?
Firechris commented on 2019-04-10 05:32 (UTC)
@bulletmark: Thanks for answering.
My system is up-to-date. I have no custom asar package install, afaik. My version asar:
$ pacman -Q --info asar Name : asar Version : 1.0.0-1 Beschreibung : Creating Electron app packages Architektur : any URL : https://github.com/electron/asar Lizenzen : MIT Gruppen : Nichts Stellt bereit : Nichts Hängt ab von : nodejs Optionale Abhängigkeiten : Nichts Benötigt von : Nichts Optional für : Nichts In Konflikt mit : Nichts Ersetzt : Nichts Installationsgröße : 1150,00 KiB Packer : Nicola Squartini tensor5@gmail.com Erstellt am : So 10 Mär 2019 09:19:01 CET Installiert am : Mi 10 Apr 2019 07:29:01 CEST Installationsgrund : Installiert als Abhängigkeit für ein anderes Paket Installations-Skript : Nein Verifiziert durch : Signatur
bulletmark commented on 2019-04-09 22:28 (UTC)
@Firechris, you say "there is a problem with asar.js on my machine" Have you installed a custom asar package? What version asar package do you have? Is your system up to date? etc.
Firechris commented on 2019-04-09 15:54 (UTC) (edited on 2019-04-09 15:55 (UTC) by Firechris)
I tried to install this package but it seems there is a problem with asar.js on my machine, see
/usr/lib/node_modules/asar/lib/asar.js:46 .then(([filenames, metadata]) => module.exports.createPackageFromFiles(src, dest, filenames, metadata, options)) ^
SyntaxError: Unexpected token [
Fuller log:
==> Von skypeforlinux-preview-bin benötigt: - gtk3 (bereits installiert) - libxss (bereits installiert) - gconf (bereits installiert) - alsa-lib (bereits installiert) - libxtst (bereits installiert) - libsecret (bereits installiert) - nss (bereits installiert) - glibc>=2.28-4 (bereits installiert) - asar (bereits installiert) [makedepend]
==> Mit dem Erstellen von skypeforlinux-preview-bin fortfahren?[J/n] ==> ---------------------------------------------------------------- ==> ==> Erstelle und installiere Paket ==> Erstelle Paket: skypeforlinux-preview-bin 8.43.76.38-1 (Di 09 Apr 2019 17:48:38 CEST) ==> Prüfe Laufzeit-Abhängigkeiten... ==> Prüfe Buildtime-Abhängigkeiten... ==> Empfange Quellen... -> Lade skypeforlinux_8.43.76.38_amd64.deb herunter... % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 70.0M 100 70.0M 0 0 8987k 0 0:00:07 0:00:07 --:--:-- 9094k ==> Überprüfe source Dateien mit sha256sums... skypeforlinux_8.43.76.38_amd64.deb ... Durchgelaufen ==> Entpacke Quellen... -> Entpacke skypeforlinux_8.43.76.38_amd64.deb mit bsdtar ==> Betrete fakeroot Umgebung... ==> Beginne package()... /usr/lib/node_modules/asar/lib/asar.js:46 .then(([filenames, metadata]) => module.exports.createPackageFromFiles(src, dest, filenames, metadata, options)) ^
SyntaxError: Unexpected token [ at exports.runInThisContext (vm.js:53:16) at Module._compile (module.js:387:25) at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:422:10) at Module.load (module.js:357:32) at Function.Module._load (module.js:314:12) at Module.require (module.js:367:17) at require (internal/module.js:16:19) at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/lib/node_modules/asar/bin/asar.js:2:12) at Module._compile (module.js:413:34) at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:422:10) ==> FEHLER: Ein Fehler geschah in package(). Breche ab... ==> FEHLER:Makepkg konnte skypeforlinux-preview-bin nicht erstellen. ==> Erstellen von skypeforlinux-preview-bin neu starten?[j/N] ==> ---------------------------------------------------------
fettouhi commented on 2019-04-07 14:14 (UTC)
The last couple of version of Skype hang for me when I try to close the app completely via try (on KDE). Anybody else noticed that?
bulletmark commented on 2019-03-22 22:22 (UTC) (edited on 2019-03-22 22:23 (UTC) by bulletmark)
@eazolotov, the high CPU usage since 3.32 is not to do with skype. It is due to the Topicons related extensions as stated all over the Arch and other forums, bugtrackers, reddit, etc. You have to disable that extension until a fix appears.
eazolotov commented on 2019-03-22 15:57 (UTC)
hmmm...high cpu usage after update gnome 3.32(
ant commented on 2019-02-07 12:28 (UTC)
This works for me in up-to-date Arch ATTOW. On the contrary the stable version crashes silently during login.
RunAndTumble commented on 2018-12-09 20:30 (UTC)
Hey Folks,
For some reason I can't update my skype status (I'm using Arch + Mate). It stopped working a few releases ago, now I can only see the list of statuses, however, all of them are inactive. Any ideas?
bulletmark commented on 2018-11-08 23:37 (UTC)
@balwierz, yes sorry I didn't realise the small asar package pulled in nodejs because it was already installed on my system. That is definitely a valid complaint but there is no other way to extract + repack the asar file unfortunately. It's a messy and deficient hack anyhow so hopefully Microsoft will fix this properly.
balwierz commented on 2018-11-08 16:13 (UTC)
Thank you for replacing systray icons with larger ones. Finally the icon looks OK. I had even reported the icon problem to Microsoft. I don't think they care.
Just wondering if it was worth additional 53.61 MiB of disk space and a new asar (as well as node.js) build-time dependencies.
nperry commented on 2018-09-25 06:39 (UTC)
Just wanted to say you're the quickest I've ever seen an AUR flagged out of date to being update. Thanks :)
bulletmark commented on 2018-08-16 21:55 (UTC)
@taolin96, yes I was just waiting a few hours for all mirrors to update then I will update the package.
taolin96 commented on 2018-08-16 21:52 (UTC)
the problematic glibc 2.28 commit is now reverted in the arch glibc package, so I think you can drop the glibc 2.27 hack for this package
Hi-Angel commented on 2018-08-11 18:26 (UTC)
Ok, I created the poll to make Skype to use GStreamer https://skype.uservoice.com/forums/914527-skype-ideas/suggestions/35087053-use-gstreamer-for-video-encoding-decoding
Marcel_K commented on 2018-08-11 11:25 (UTC)
That fix is still in [testing], [core] is still at 2.28-1.
totsilence commented on 2018-08-11 08:33 (UTC)
I believe the problematic glibc 2.28 commit is now reverted in the arch glibc package, so I think you can drop the glibc 2.27 hack for this package.
Hi-Angel commented on 2018-08-10 20:33 (UTC)
I'll just leave it here, so linux users could spawn bunch of crazy ideas, such as using VAAPI and gstreamer :Ь
bulletmark commented on 2018-08-08 01:18 (UTC)
Guys, I just released 8.28.76.19-2 which is hacked to include it's own private copy of glibc 2.27 until this bug is fixed.
maofree commented on 2018-08-07 17:58 (UTC)
@Marcel_K ok thanks but on that forum I cannot reply to them due a bug of that site, I cannot use my microsoft's account each time a return on the login page.
I hope you can alert them about this problem present also into archlinux
bye
maofree commented on 2018-08-07 17:58 (UTC)
@Marcel_K ok thanks but on that forum I cannot reply to them due a bug of that site, I cannot use my microsoft's account each time a return on the login page.
I hope you can alert them about this problem present also into archlinux
bye
Marcel_K commented on 2018-08-06 22:05 (UTC)
@maofree and others: before posting about Skype no longer working after an update, please read other comments first. It is already noted that after upgrading glibc to 2.28 Skype segfaults. The issue is reported in the Microsoft forums, have a look at https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/skype/forum/skype_linux-skype_startms-skype_installms/skype-not-opening-on-fedora-rawhide/c14eb9d2-563d-4697-b77d-077db7d77ffa?page=2
maofree commented on 2018-08-06 21:06 (UTC)
Hi today after a big update of archlinux this plugin and its stable version does not work anymore. I think it is due from the updating of many python packages. can you check please? the current version of this plugin is the 8.28.76.19-1
thanks
vltr commented on 2018-08-02 14:33 (UTC)
@Hi-Angel agreed, thanks for the link. I'll report it there ;)
Hi-Angel commented on 2018-08-02 14:31 (UTC)
@vltr, @ava1ar ok, I imagine it would be more correct to report to official Skype forum¹, I remember devs were replying there.
1: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/skype/forum/skype_linux
vltr commented on 2018-08-02 14:24 (UTC) (edited on 2018-08-02 14:24 (UTC) by vltr)
@Hi-Angel it gives a seg fault, exactly like @ava1ar described (after upgrading glibc and etc).
Here's the output (without gdb):
$ /usr/share/skypeforlinux/skypeforlinux [1] 27486 segmentation fault (core dumped) /usr/share/skypeforlinux/skypeforlinux
And here's the output of gdb after the run command:
Starting program: /usr/share/skypeforlinux/skypeforlinux [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] Using host libthread_db library "/usr/lib/libthread_db.so.1".
Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. 0x0000000000d20020 in ?? ()
I hope this helps :)
Hi-Angel commented on 2018-08-02 14:15 (UTC)
@ava1ar does it not start, or what? Do you see any useful output in terminal?
ava1ar commented on 2018-08-02 11:45 (UTC)
Upgrading to glibc 2.28 breaks this package and stable version as well...
crem commented on 2018-07-22 16:00 (UTC) (edited on 2018-07-22 16:01 (UTC) by crem)
@mxfm I started having this too. Downgraded to skypeforlinux-stable-bin.
mxfm commented on 2018-07-22 04:53 (UTC)
After update to version 8.27.76.16-1 (https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/commit/?h=skypeforlinux-preview-bin&id=b31a9c7f90fa
) skype is restarted when I press video chat button or when I reply to video chat request. Does anyone experience this kind of bug?
enihcam commented on 2018-06-09 01:35 (UTC)
Since Skype is gtk3 based already, how come it run-time depends on gconf? Is it just makedepend?
oberon2007 commented on 2018-05-15 21:48 (UTC)
@bulletmark, I just want to say 'thank you!' for how reliably you have been maintaining the skypeforlinux packages during all that time! Cheers!
asantam commented on 2018-04-20 15:57 (UTC)
@Sven: You can try disabling notifications inside the application or insalling/enabling a notification daemon. Cheers
Sven commented on 2018-04-13 23:32 (UTC)
With any skypeforlinux version so far, I have the problem that skype freezes as soon as I get a message. I had this problem on gentoo, a year ago. And I still have that problem with Arch Linux right now. I dont know what to do. Did anybody have the same problem and find a solution? I'm using the mate desktop environment.
chasse commented on 2018-03-13 08:12 (UTC)
Hi,
I've installed this package and calls work fine, but I'm missing the option to share my screen... I can't really find a solution online though.
commented on 2018-02-17 09:38 (UTC)
I am pleased that with the most recent update, skypeforlinux_8.16.76.8_amd64.deb, my webcam is finally detected by Skype again and works properly. My webcam is a Logitech, Inc. HD Pro Webcam C920
In case anyone else here was experiencing this issue.
bulletmark commented on 2018-02-15 21:38 (UTC) (edited on 2018-06-07 11:18 (UTC) by bulletmark)
Please don't post here (or on any other AUR packages) about out of date versions. Use the "Flag package out-of-date" link at the top. Also, BEFORE flagging this package out of date please check that it has not already been updated here to the new version.
Note that AUR package skypeforlinux-stable-bin is the version Microsoft release as their "stable" version. AUR package skypeforlinux-preview-bin is the version Microsoft release as their preview version and will always be a later version than the stable version.
fettouhi commented on 2018-02-13 07:18 (UTC)
@PhotonX: Seems like things are a real mess with gnome-keyring and other DE's.
PhotonX commented on 2018-02-13 07:07 (UTC)
Some further reading regarding gnome-keyring in non-Gnome environments: https://forum.manjaro.org/t/users-are-choosing-to-store-secrets-in-plain-text-due-to-the-gnome-key-ring-spamming-them/40124/10
Marcel_K commented on 2018-02-12 22:15 (UTC)
I managed to store my Skype password using gnome-keyring using the Wiki [1]. First, I installed gnome-keyring, libsecret and seahorse. Then I created a new password keyring (using seahorse) called 'login' (which is needed when using GDM or LightDM to automatically unlock the keyring). After this, I logged in to Skype once, quit the application and re-opened it, and I was still logged in.
Marcel_K commented on 2018-02-12 22:01 (UTC) (edited on 2018-02-12 22:17 (UTC) by Marcel_K)
Ah, I thought I read that somewhere. I'm not using a DE, only a simple window manager, so how does it work?
EDIT: nevermind, see above.
bulletmark commented on 2018-02-12 21:44 (UTC)
I'm on GNOME, reboot at least every day, and update to every skype preview version. I can't even remember when I last had to log in to skype.
fettouhi commented on 2018-02-12 21:29 (UTC)
@Marcel_K: That cannot be. I am using the same version of Skype on Solus OS with the Budgie desktop and here autologin works fine. I don't have to retype my credentials again and again.
Marcel_K commented on 2018-02-12 17:53 (UTC)
As far as I can tell autologin (or simply remembering your credentials) is not possible with the current Skype.
fettouhi commented on 2018-02-12 17:23 (UTC)
Can anybody get autologin working in Skype on KDE Plasma 5? Everytime I log into my Arch Linux box and I start Skype it never seems to remember my credentials and I have to type them in again. I have gnome-keyring installed as well and I am using SDDM as my login manager.
ava1ar commented on 2018-02-08 06:43 (UTC) (edited on 2018-02-08 07:20 (UTC) by ava1ar)
Another thread with same issue discussion: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/skype/forum/skype_linux-skype_callms-skype_audioms/logitech-c920-no-longer-detected-in-skypeforlinux/3af20be0-0460-4bd4-b77c-58208b3be599
This is insane, that microsoft continues to release new versions with broken main feature!
P.S. Based on this message https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/skype/forum/skype_linux-skype_startms-skype_installms/skype-81504-1-camera-now-works-on-fedora26-thanks/d7da68bd-d9d1-44f9-a0cc-bbfd5d9d3e5f I checked where my Logitech C615 has vendor and product ids and looks like the hierarchy is not what skype is looking for! They are hardcoded /sys/class/video4linux/%s/device/../idVendor and /sys/class/video4linux/%s/device/../idProduct, but my logitech doesn't have those. This is what happened when crappy MS devs develop the software for Linux - they simply hardcode what they don't understand!
PhotonX commented on 2018-02-04 14:53 (UTC)
You can't, it's a bug in Skype and persists for a long time already: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/skype/forum/skype_linux-skype_callms-skype_audioms/skype-81004-for-linux-camera-isnt-working/d5644484-1362-42a5-b61a-5ea04cad96c5
nivovod75 commented on 2018-02-04 13:38 (UTC)
skypeforlinux-preview-bin, Problem webcam logitech c525 not caught the camera in skypeforlinux.Other programs of TOX or WIRE nice catch on the camera.How to fix?
joaoloureiro commented on 2018-01-26 18:48 (UTC)
sha256 hash for 8.15: eaf1292f0e740d07960bc127ceaea52ee20b7a88cb1fa2129dd496fb0d31fb14
PhotonX commented on 2018-01-26 16:52 (UTC)
Skype reports an update, 8.15. :)
https://repo.skype.com/deb/pool/main/s/skypeforlinux/skypeforlinux_8.15.76.1_amd64.deb
iyanmv commented on 2018-01-18 18:31 (UTC)
@bulletmark thanks for creating the two packages (stable and preview)!
bulletmark commented on 2018-01-16 22:47 (UTC)
@dotmagic, it has nothing to do with upgrades. Just turn off the auto-start setting in Skype's Tools/Settings. Once set off, it stays off.
dotmagic commented on 2018-01-16 19:02 (UTC)
Every time I upgrade this package, it place a new .desktop file in: ~/.config/autostart
Could you please disable autostart?
ruziel commented on 2018-01-16 09:30 (UTC) (edited on 2018-01-16 09:30 (UTC) by ruziel)
Have there been any meaningful updates to this package since 20th December? I can't believe how badly this runs on my machine - it's useless. I am still using Ghetto Skype which is not ideal but works better than the turd that Microsoft have served up. I absolutely need Skype for my business & am getting so frustrated, I've been pricing an iMac! I can't believe I even typed that heresy. I hope this gets sorted out soon & that we get a half-decent version.
bulletmark commented on 2018-01-11 04:01 (UTC)
I have renamed this package to skypeforlinux-preview-bin (currently 8.13.76.8) and created a new package skypeforlinux-stable-bin (currently 8.13.0.2) so that users can choose to install either of the 2 available versions Microsoft publish. I have opened an AUR request to merge this package comments etc to skypeforlinux-preview-bin.
stathisq commented on 2018-01-09 09:38 (UTC)
@teohhanhui I totally agree on this.
teohhanhui commented on 2017-12-31 18:40 (UTC)
@bulletmark I'm reiterating the request to split this into separate stable and unstable packages.
mxfm commented on 2017-12-21 11:15 (UTC)
@angelv
If you look at messages, you will see that people complain about not being able to start and about sound problems for months. Mine is working neither.
PhoenixtheII commented on 2017-12-21 09:52 (UTC)
Still garbage as ever... Has only worked once ever this last month. Using rambox & web skype is a better solution.
angelv commented on 2017-12-20 20:59 (UTC)
Skype was working fine last time I tried, but now I cannot get it to start at all. I just type skypeforlinux and the prompt is return immediately, with no error messages, but no skype process is running either. No idea what could be going (all base Arch software is updated, and I have reinstalled skypeforlinux-bin AUR package to this last version). Any ideas? Thanks
snack commented on 2017-12-20 09:32 (UTC)
@ruziel: if you experience a blank kmix panel during a Skype call please refer to the solution I posted below (show all comments and then search for PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC).
ruziel commented on 2017-12-20 09:11 (UTC)
@snack - thanks. I'm using Xfce so I might have to look for something equivalent. It might be time for me to move to KDE :-)
snack commented on 2017-12-20 08:17 (UTC)
@ruziel: I agree with you. In case it might help, I'm able to channel the audio output to headset or another device by using kmix control panel in Plasma desktop. Sure, it's not controlled by Skype (and this might be a pro) but at least it makes things work.
ruziel commented on 2017-12-20 06:54 (UTC)
I find the versions of Skype for Linux after 4.3 absolutely pathetic. Skype for Web offers no real control of audio - I cannot channel audio through my headset - and skypeforlinux-bin continues to be a dead loss on my machine. I am forced to use Ghetto Skype, which is the only version that works consistently now that 4.3 has been discontinued. I live in hope but to date, this version is unworkable.
denixx commented on 2017-12-18 08:44 (UTC)
offtopic, sorry :( @bulletmark They're Microsoft, they can do anything. :) I've seen last changes to skype for Windows - it's insanely ugly. It looks they just thought "hey, lets make worst client ever not only for linux, let's make it on other platforms too!", and made this. I just hoping they will fix it soon. The only thing why I'm still using Skype - it's because Telegram seems to support only audio calls. At the moment Telegram start to support video calls, I'll leave only Telegram on all my devices.
bulletmark commented on 2017-12-18 06:38 (UTC)
@jlindgren, I just tried the 8.12.76.7 PKGBUILD and you are right, it appears Microsoft have uploaded a second version of the skype deb file but with the same version number. That's just terrible practice.
jlindgren commented on 2017-12-18 05:17 (UTC)
Microsoft appears to have uploaded a different build of 8.12.76.7 on 2017-12-11; sha256sum is 115cb4b9... rather than the a92e72c9... in the PKGBUILD. I tried this version and it fixes audio for me as well.
8.13.76.6 says "No device found" for audio-in and audio-out (webcam works though). I opened an issue with the Skype Support Bot, but I echo others' suggestions to stick with 8.12.76.7 for now.
Techman35 commented on 2017-12-16 23:41 (UTC)
well still not working for me i give up
iyanmv commented on 2017-12-14 06:28 (UTC)
Please, use Skype Support Bot within the app to report issues and pressure Microsoft to fix it.
iyanmv commented on 2017-12-14 06:24 (UTC)
I confirm same problem as @ava1ar. In the evening I will try in my laptop with an integrated webcam instead of an usb one. Remain in 8.12.76.7 to avoid the issue.
ava1ar commented on 2017-12-13 12:49 (UTC) (edited on 2017-12-13 12:50 (UTC) by ava1ar)
With latest version (8.13.76.4) my webcam is not detected by app. Works fine with 8.12.76.7.
iyanmv commented on 2017-12-08 13:08 (UTC)
I can confirm that current version (8.12.76.7-1) fix all audio problems. Yesterday, I had a few long calls without any problems. Sharing screen works better for me than in the previous version without audio issues (8.11.76.8-1), so I recommend to update.
crem commented on 2017-12-07 18:40 (UTC) (edited on 2017-12-08 19:25 (UTC) by crem)
I always had problems with sound in skypeforlinux, but after the latest update it became worse.
Before: UI sounds worked, but I couldn't hear sound from the call. It seemed like it couldn't open a sound device which was already used (but skype itself, for UI sounds), because: 1. If I changed sound device in skype settings back and forth after the call started, and all UI sounds already finished, it started to work. (for this call). 2. If other app produces sound at the same time (e.g. youtube video played in chrome), the trick from point 1 didn't help.
After update: It's the same as before, but even when it "works", sound can only be heard for ~half of a second every 10 seconds.
So for me while it was usable before update (with some annoyances), now it's not usable.
Will be happy to help debugging if needed. Is it only me who has this particular problem? Another reports sound different.
(the version I'm talking about is 8.12.76.7-1)
bulletmark commented on 2017-12-07 00:53 (UTC) (edited on 2017-12-08 13:37 (UTC) by bulletmark)
@sven, installing gnome-keyring has been frequently posted around various forums as a solution to skypeforlinux startup problems (yes - even if you are not running GNOME!). It is true that Microsoft denote the current "stable" version as 8.11.0.4. However for most people I would argue that (currently) 8.12.76.7 is the best (i.e. most stable and functional) version to use.
Sven commented on 2017-12-06 20:04 (UTC) (edited on 2017-12-06 20:11 (UTC) by Sven)
Everytime skype starts it reports an error and I have to logoff just so that I can login again. Turns out, gnome-keyring was missing. Install it fixes the issue.
Why does this package provide a preview version 8.12.76.7, when there is a "stable" 8.11.0.4 available?
davidovitch commented on 2017-12-06 08:45 (UTC)
Can we please focus this discussion on Skype packaging issues for Arch Linux?
denixx commented on 2017-12-06 07:20 (UTC)
Hi, guys and maybe girls. @mxfm, @Hi-Angel and others - you should understand that it's not in a maintainer capability to fix some bugs, it's Microsoft work. Firstly - Microsoft should do smth. with their piece of software. Maintainer just brings a package to Arch. Keeps it fresh, at the cutting-edge. Complaining here, in the package comments is a wrong way. Do it in the application's feedback window, Microsoft should hear what problems you have. Maintainer can do NOTHING to fix proprietary software. A source of fixing is Microsoft.
@bulletmark Thanks a lot, really.
bulletmark commented on 2017-12-06 00:33 (UTC)
@ukbeast, I suggest you were previously using version 8.12.76.2-1 and thus the audio issue was not related to Manjaro.
ukbeast commented on 2017-12-05 21:46 (UTC)
@bulletmark I've changed to Arch using ArchAnywhere and have installed pkgver=8.12.76.7. Audio now works in test call, definitely something related to Manjaro.
bulletmark commented on 2017-12-05 20:37 (UTC)
@ukbeast, 8.11.76.8-1 worked for most people. Then Microsoft broke sound for everybody with bad release 8.12.76.2-1 which was the version jlindgren was complaining about. Then (many days ago) release 8.12.76.7-1 fixed sound again. So which version are you actually complaining about?
Hi-Angel commented on 2017-12-05 20:06 (UTC)
@mxfm whilst I wholeheartedly agree with your sentiment, on the other hand I can't really blame maintainers. Just imagine yourself as a maintainer: you're getting reports that your package not works in some other distro. It can be either upstream or your oversight, but as well it can be caused by distro-specific configuration, like distinct paths, some odd env. variables, distinct behavior of the package manager for certain situations — you never know.
Sometimes you can easily test it, but othertimes it requires more effort, and now also imagine you're maintaining lots of packages. This can quickly become a frustrating experience.
mxfm commented on 2017-12-05 19:35 (UTC) (edited on 2017-12-05 19:36 (UTC) by mxfm)
@maderios Archlinux bug policy "everybody complaining is a sucker who haven't read spec/runs Manjaro/does not grasp developers' genius decisions/runs not officially supported software/aks supporting a package that no developer wants to throw time on" is notorious in linux distro world. Nowhere else there is such arrogancy
Each day people complain here that skype is not starting/sound is not working. Picking out couple of them as irrelevant because they are from Majaro - this is such an "arch way" of bug support.
maderios commented on 2017-12-05 17:41 (UTC)
skypeforlinux-bin 8.12.76.7-1 sound test call works for me [@ukbeast You're not running Arch, test with Arch, please]
ukbeast commented on 2017-12-05 16:57 (UTC)
@jlindgren
I can also confirm that 8.12.x has no sound from the test call. Manjaro kernel 4.14.
Techman35 commented on 2017-12-04 03:22 (UTC)
But whyyyyy is not working for meeee, can anybody tell me why it keep login and logout with white and blue screen and then crash... :( https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XDRl8gwYLzJPfNOOskgkygR5C9cl96CB/view?usp=sharing
I'd test this skype in this machine using deepin linux (just for testing to see if there was something wrong with my pc) and it works nicely... but it don't work with arch whyyyyyyyyy :****(
maderios commented on 2017-12-03 10:40 (UTC)
@Hi-Angel @georgiy.avakyan "These boards are for the support of Arch Linux, and Arch ONLY If you have installed Archbang, Antegros, Chakra, Evo/Lution, Manjaro, Whatever, you are NOT running Arch Linux. Similarly, if...." https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=130309
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bulletmark commented on 2020-04-30 10:03 (UTC)
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 https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/615/appindicator-support/.
bulletmark commented on 2018-02-15 21:38 (UTC) (edited on 2018-06-07 11:18 (UTC) by bulletmark)
Please don't post here (or on any other AUR packages) about out of date versions. Use the "Flag package out-of-date" link at the top. Also, BEFORE flagging this package out of date please check that it has not already been updated here to the new version.
Note that AUR package skypeforlinux-stable-bin is the version Microsoft release as their "stable" version. AUR package skypeforlinux-preview-bin is the version Microsoft release as their preview version and will always be a later version than the stable version.