How to Install Skype in CentOS 6.3, RHEL 6.3, Fedora 19

This tutorial explains how to install Skype in CentOS, Redhat linux. CentOS and RHEL requires more dependencies during installation of Skype and its difficult to install all the dependencies step by step manually. So we need to setup a repo for Skype or we can install a repository which contains Skype and its dependencies.

Setup Skype Repository

First of all you will find out your system architecture

[root@amir /]# arch

X86_64     – 64 bit linux

i386     – 32 bit Linux

If you have 64 bit linux OS then use following repository

rpm -ivh http://li.nux.ro/download/nux/dextop/el6/x86_64/nux-dextop-release-0-2.el6.nux.noarch.rpm

or else if you have 32 bit linux OS, then use this

rpm -ivh http://li.nux.ro/download/nux/dextop/el6/i386/nux-dextop-release-0-2.el6.nux.noarch.rpm

I have 32 bit linux OS

[root@amir /]# rpm -ivh http://li.nux.ro/download/nux/dextop/el6/i386/nux-dextop-release-0-2.el6.nux.noarch.rpm

Sample output:

Retrieving http://li.nux.ro/download/nux/dextop/el6/i386/nux-dextop-release-0-2.el6.nux.noarch.rpm

warning: /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.hMmOjE: Header V4 RSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID 85c6cd8a: NOKEY

Preparing…                ################################## [100%]

1:nux-dextop-release     ################################ [100%]

Installed: nux-dextop-release-0-2.el6.nux.noarch.rpm

If you need to clean your repositories, then do it

[root@amir /]# yum clean all

Loaded plugins: fastestmirror

Cleaning repos: base extras nux-dextop updates

Cleaning up Everything

Cleaning up list of fastest mirrors

Now Install Skype

[root@amir /]# yum install skype

For more information

It will ask you to import key, type “y” and then enter

Sample output:

warning: rpmts_HdrFromFdno: Header V4 RSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID 85c6cd8a: NOKEY

Retrieving key from file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-nux.ro

Importing GPG key 0x85C6CD8A:

Userid : Nux.Ro (rpm builder) <rpm@li.nux.ro>

Package: nux-dextop-release-0-2.el6.nux.noarch (installed)

From   : /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-nux.ro

Is this ok [y/N]: y

Installed:

skype.i586 0:4.0.0.8-1.el6.nux

Dependency Installed:

alsa-lib.i686 0:1.0.22-3.el6

flac.i686 0:1.2.1-6.1.el6

fontconfig.i686 0:2.8.0-3.el6

freetype.i686 0:2.3.11-14.el6_3.1

libICE.i686 0:1.0.6-1.el6

libSM.i686 0:1.2.1-2.el6

libX11.i686 0:1.5.0-4.el6

libX11-common.noarch 0:1.5.0-4.el6

libXScrnSaver.i686 0:1.2.2-2.el6

libXau.i686 0:1.0.6-4.el6

libXext.i686 0:1.3.1-2.el6

libXi.i686 0:1.6.1-3.el6

libXrender.i686 0:0.9.7-2.el6

libXtst.i686 0:1.2.1-2.el6

libXv.i686 0:1.0.7-2.el6

libasyncns.i686 0:0.8-1.1.el6

libjpeg-turbo.i686 0:1.2.1-1.el6

libogg.i686 2:1.1.4-2.1.el6

libsndfile.i686 0:1.0.20-5.el6

libtiff.i686 0:3.9.4-9.el6_3

libvorbis.i686 1:1.2.3-4.el6_2.1

libxcb.i686 0:1.8.1-1.el6

pulseaudio-libs.i686 0:0.9.21-14.el6_3

Complete!

[root@amir /]# rpm -qa | grep -i skype

skype-4.0.0.8-1.el6.nux.i586

Now Skype ready to use after successfully installed in your linux OS.