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I'm trying to install Skype using this manual. I successfully download the package using the command:

wget -O skype-install.deb http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-deb-64

but when I try to install the package I get some errors about dependencies:

root@102:~# dpkg -i skype-install.deb
(Reading database ... 27918 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace skype 4.0.0.8-1 (using skype-install.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement skype ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of skype:
 skype depends on lib32stdc++6 (>= 4.1.1-21); however:
  Package lib32stdc++6 is not installed.
 skype depends on lib32asound2 (>> 1.0.14); however:
  Package lib32asound2 is not installed.
 skype depends on ia32-libs; however:
  Package ia32-libs is not installed.
 skype depends on libc6-i386 (>= 2.7-1); however:
  Package libc6-i386 is not installed.
 skype depends on lib32gcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1-21+ia32.libs.1.19); however:
  Package lib32gcc1 is not installed.
 skype depends on ia32-libs-gtk; however:
  Package ia32-libs-gtk is not installed.
dpkg: error processing skype (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 skype

How can I fix this?

Rui F Ribeiro
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Kolyunya
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When a package fails to configure, you can install the missing dependencies after the fact using apt-get install -f. Here is the description of -f from the documentation:

  -f, --fix-broken
     Fix; attempt to correct a system with broken dependencies in place.
     This option, when used with install/remove, can omit any packages to 
     permit APT to deduce a likely solution.

If the package installation fails prior to the configure step do to dependencies, then those packages need to be installed manually. This is because the package declares Pre-depends rather than Depends on those packages.

jordanm
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dependancies are packages your package needs to run ( for example libraries etc ). If you install a package trough aptitude / apt / synaptic this will check for the dependancies and download them.

If you download a .deb file and try to install it manually this might not be the case. As posted before you need to install the required packages before installing skype again:

f.e.: 

aptitude install lib32stdc++6 lib32asound2 ia32-libs libc6-i386 lib32gcc1 ia32-libs-gtk

I'm not 100% sure the above command will work. If aptitude / apt complains that it can not find a package you can search the repositories for the correct name: 

aptitude search ia32-libs

then, once that all these packages are installed you can install skype again:

dpkg -i skype-install.deb
Goez
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Older info: Debian Jessie x64 KDE (back when it was still "testing")

These commands are what works for me:

$ wget -O skype-install.deb http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-deb
# dpkg --add-architecture i386
# aptitude update
# dpkg -i skype-install.deb
# aptitude install -f libc6:i386 libc6:i386 libgcc1:i386 libqt4-dbus:i386\
  libqt4-network:i386 libqt4-xml:i386 libqtcore4:i386 libqtgui4:i386\
  libqtwebkit4:i386 libstdc++6:i386 libx11-6:i386 libxext6:i386 libxss1:i386\
  libxv1:i386 libssl1.0.0:i386 libpulse0:i386 libasound2-plugins:i386

Some of the packages above are dependent on each other, so this is a bit redundant, but in any case these are what skype-install.deb states as missing dependencies in my system.

Updated info: Debian Jessie x64 (which is "stable" atm)

A simpler and more generic set of commands, which works for KDE for certain, but should work for any environment:

$ wget -O skype-install.deb http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-deb
# dpkg --add-architecture i386
# aptitude update
# gdebi skype-install.deb

More info can also be found on the debian wiki page.

alekosot
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Open synaptic and install packages that are not installed.

blogger
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  • I don't have any GUI, only command line. – Kolyunya Aug 21 '12 at 13:33
  • @Kolyunya: How do you run Skype without a GUI? For me, when I type `skype` nothing happens for some seconds, then the process terminates. (And there is no man page for Skype.) – Emanuel Berg Aug 21 '12 at 14:13
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You don't need to install this package, Skype is statically compiled with Qt, just download the Dynamic Static package from skype's official site, it will work for you.

daisy
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In most cases the answer given by jordanm would not help so you might just run

apt-get install libqtwebkit4:i386 and then again

apt-get install -f

If there would be still unmet dependencies, install it same way, for example:

apt-get install libqt4-dbus:i386

After all you can run dpkg -i skype-debian_4.*number of bield*.deb

Rootical V.
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