skype [www.who.is.free.fr]

news

2008-01-05: http://share.skype.com/sites/linux/
2019 : https://join.skype.com/invite/oRyZT9XWA80i#

todo

SoftWare :

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1384117#post1384117# MaemO
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1292259#post1292259 # HarmattaN
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=75607&page=2

Privacy matters :

http://emacsen.livejournal.com/160030.html
http://www.fhimt.com/2012/05/17/microsoft-a-installe-un-logiciel-espion-dans-skype/

ClosedSource is Security leak

Community http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showuser=1048411
* # Obsolete : http://forum.skype.com/search.php?search_author=www.rzr.online.fr
http://forum.skype.com/viewtopic.php?t=53804
http://www.voipwiki.com/blog/?p=16 # Cracked
http://share.skype.com/sites/linux/

Protocol

* Protocol : http://www.blackhat.com/presentations/bh-europe-06/bh-eu-06-biondi/bh-eu-06-biondi-up.pdf

http://webtown.typepad.com/webtown/2006/07/skype_protocol_.html

http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showtopic=109125&st=0&gopid=1170851&#entry1170851
http://code.google.com/p/skype4pidgin/
http://extragear.kde.org/apps/kopete%20skype/

[[Linux]] [[Skype]] @ http://skype.com

http://www.skype.com/download/skype/linux/repositories.html# Debian :

deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free

http://download.skype.com/linux/skype-debian_4.0.0.8-1_amd64.deb

ed2k://|file|skype-0.91.0.12-suse.i386.rpm|3941279|947def900d5822e1695e2e7155424758|
ed2k://|file|skype-0.93.0.3-suse.i386.rpm|4257524|4c7d3f9c6ff4e0135c63b4bbbe1927c5|
ed2k://|file|skype-0.94.0.1-suse.i586.rpm|5453995|93419456bc441a224f40e15fffb17488|
ed2k://|file|skype-1.0.0.1-suse.i586.rpm|5395691|3635ed8a0667fbf265ab242301e31516|

Problem

sudo modprobe -v snd-pcm-oss # [[Debian]] [[ALSA]]

ls -l /dev/dsp
# crw-rw----  1 root audio 14, 3 Jan 11 22:50 /dev/dsp

groups $USER
#rzr : rzr floppy audio

lsof | grep dsp
# prints nothing

[[Debian]] Unstable

sudo apt-get install libqt3c102-mt # [[Debian]]

sudo dpkg --info ./skype_0.93.0.3-1_i386.deb
# Version: 0.93.0.3-1
# Section: alien
# Priority: extra
# Architecture: i386
# Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.2.ds1-4), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.4.1-3), libqt3-mt (>= 2:3.0.3-1), libstdc++5 (>= 1:3.3.4-1), libx11-6 | xlibs (>> 4.1.0), libxext6 | xlibs (>> 4.1.0)

skype
# Engine::init invoked. user is
# Engine::init success
# UI: Engine::Engine credentials loaded
# SkyWindowBase::onlineStatusChanged setting pixmap
# DialPad: DialPad
# language selected: 5
# Engine::init invoked. user is www.rzr.online.fr
# Engine::init success
# UI: Lib::OnConnStatusChange status is 1, 1
# Engine::customEvent Sky::Event::SKY_CONN_STATUS_EVENT
# Segmentation fault

[[Debian]] Stable

sudo apt-get install -t unstable libqt3-mt

#rzr@nrv:AmiloA/$ fakeroot alien skype-0.93.0.3-suse.i386.rpm
skype_0.93.0.3-1_i386.deb generated
#rzr@nrv:AmiloA/$ sudo dpkg -i skype_0.93.0.3-1_i386.deb

#rzr@nrv:AmiloA/$ dpkg --info ./skype_0.93.0.3-1_i386.deb
new debian package, version 2.0.
size 4246286 bytes: control archive= 1680 bytes.
   975 bytes,    26 lines      control
  2138 bytes,    32 lines      md5sums
Package: skype
Version: 0.93.0.3-1
Section: alien
Priority: extra
Architecture: i386
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.2.ds1-4), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.4.1-3), libqt3-mt (>= 2:3.0.3-1), libstdc++5 (>= 1:3.3.4-1), libx11-6 | xlibs (>> 4.1.0), libxext6 | xlibs (>> 4.1.0)
Installed-Size: 5572
Maintainer: [[RzR]]
Description: Skype is free Internet telephony that just works
Skype offers free superior sound quality Internet telephony. In addition, it
includes:
.
  * Conference calling - enables simultaneous and seamless voice communication
between groups of up to five friends, family or colleagues.
.
  * Global Directory - the user-built global Skype contacts directory with
numerous search options and an easy add-a-contact tool
.
  * Customization - My Picture image display
.
  * Mobility - login into Skype account on more than one PC anywhere in the
world.
.
  * Multiple Skype accounts on one PC
.
(Converted from a rpm package by alien version 8.50.)

#rzr@nrv:AmiloA/$ skype
skype: relocation error: skype: undefined symbol: _ZN10QTextCodec4cfcsE

http://forum.skype.com/viewtopic.php?t=4080&highlight=zn10qtextcodec4cfcse

http://forum.skype.com/viewtopic.php?t=4210&highlight=zn10qtextcodec4cfcse

TODO

https://peertube.debian.social/videos/watch/b9991c48-1754-458d-899e-cd960d68ae21# Free software for replacing Skype

MISC

ed2k://|file|skype-0.91.0.12-suse.i386.rpm|3941279|947def900d5822e1695e2e7155424758|

fakeroot alien skype-0.91.0.12-suse.i386.rpm
su -- dpkg -i skype_*.deb

It used to work fine … until :

#rzr@nrv:rzr/$ date
Thu Nov 11 20:20:38 CET 2004

#rzr@nrv:rzr/$ uname -a
Linux nrv 2.6.9-amiloa #8 Tue Nov 9 12:53:25 CET 2004 i686 GNU/Linux

#rzr@nrv:rzr/$ skype Engine::init invoked. user is
Sound device is not defined
Engine::init success
UI: Engine::Engine credentials loaded
SkyWindowBase?::onlineStatusChanged setting pixmap
DialPad?: DialPad?
language selected: 5
Engine::init invoked. user is www.rzr.online.fr
Sound device is not defined
Engine::init success
UI: Lib::OnConnStatusChange? status is 1, 1
Engine::customEvent Sky::Event::SKY_CONN_STATUS_EVENT
Segmentation fault

#rzr@nrv:rzr/$ strace skype 2>&1 | tail
gettimeofday({1100197625, 931922}, NULL) = 0
ioctl(3, FIONREAD, [[0]])                 = 0
gettimeofday({1100197625, 932024}, NULL) = 0
select(8, 3 5 7?, ]], [[?, {0, 37750})  = 0 (Timeout)
gettimeofday({1100197625, 969818}, NULL) = 0
gettimeofday({1100197625, 970038}, NULL) = 0
ioctl(3, FIONREAD, [[0]])                 = 0
gettimeofday({1100197625, 970139}, NULL) = 0
select(8, 3 5 7?, ]], [[?, {0, 61366})  = ? ERESTARTNOHAND (To be restarted)
+++ killed by SIGSEGV +++

http://www.sslug.se/emailarkiv/teknik/2004_10/msg00540

http://forum.skype.com/bb/viewtopic.php?p=48383#48383