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    • gjacobseG
      gjacobse
      last edited by

      As promised for @joy - I wanted to start a thread on Skype for Linux and Fedora 28.

      It's running on my laptop and doesn't require userID password everytime - as a mater of fact, it starts and signs in when I sign in. Not sure why / how - it just does.

      Skype Version: 8.24.0.2

      How I installed

      Good thing history is there, as it tells me just how it was done. SUCk that MS...

      cd /tmp
wget --trust-server-names https://go.skype.com/skypeforlinux-64.rpm
sudo dnf install /tmp/skypeforlinux-64.rpm

      It's possible I found it here on If not true, then false.

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      • black3dynamiteB
        black3dynamite
        last edited by

        There's also a Skype flatpak and Snap app too.

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        • travisdh1T
          travisdh1 @black3dynamite
          last edited by

          @black3dynamite said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:

          There's also a Skype flatpak and Snap app too.

          Yep, I should give the snap a try on my laptop. Assuming snap is installed and snapd is running.

          snap install skype
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          • black3dynamiteB
            black3dynamite @travisdh1
            last edited by

            @travisdh1 said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:

            Assuming snap is installed and snapd is running.

            Not a problem for Ubuntu 18.04 users.

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            • travisdh1T
              travisdh1 @black3dynamite
              last edited by

              @black3dynamite said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:

              @travisdh1 said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:

              Assuming snap is installed and snapd is running.

              Not a problem for Ubuntu 18.04 users.

              The snap doesn't work with Fedora 28. Guess I stick to the rpm.

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              • gjacobseG
                gjacobse @travisdh1
                last edited by

                @travisdh1 said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:

                @black3dynamite said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:

                @travisdh1 said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:

                Assuming snap is installed and snapd is running.

                Not a problem for Ubuntu 18.04 users.

                The snap doesn't work with Fedora 28. Guess I stick to the rpm.

                Good to know... though - don't know what SNAP is (google time)

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                • travisdh1T
                  travisdh1 @gjacobse
                  last edited by

                  @gjacobse said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:

                  @travisdh1 said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:

                  @black3dynamite said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:

                  @travisdh1 said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:

                  Assuming snap is installed and snapd is running.

                  Not a problem for Ubuntu 18.04 users.

                  The snap doesn't work with Fedora 28. Guess I stick to the rpm.

                  Good to know... though - don't know what SNAP is (google time)

                  Right from the man page DESCRIPTION Install, configure, refresh and remove snap packages. Snaps are enabling secure distribution of the latest apps and utilities for cloud, servers, desktops and the internet of things.

                  So yet another way to manage distributed software. They are convenient when they work, but very new, so doesn't always work even on supposedly supported platforms.

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                  • travisdh1T
                    travisdh1 @gjacobse
                    last edited by

                    @gjacobse I wouldn't normally advocate a one-liner for this, but skype is proprietary anyway, so it's not like you can inspect the source code before installing it. You can directly install the rpm using dnf.

                    dnf install https://go.skype.com/skypeforlinux-64.rpm
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                    • black3dynamiteB
                      black3dynamite @travisdh1
                      last edited by

                      @travisdh1 flatpak works well for me on Fedora.

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                      • travisdh1T
                        travisdh1 @black3dynamite
                        last edited by

                        @black3dynamite said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:

                        @travisdh1 flatpak works well for me on Fedora.

                        I haven't tried flatpak yet. Guess I'll have to give it a shot.

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                        • stacksofplatesS
                          stacksofplates @travisdh1
                          last edited by

                          @travisdh1 said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:

                          @black3dynamite said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:

                          @travisdh1 flatpak works well for me on Fedora.

                          I haven't tried flatpak yet. Guess I'll have to give it a shot.

                          Flatpak is the Fedora native one. Snap is the Ububtu. Fedora is pushing to have most in the software store be installed with Flatpaks.

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                          • travisdh1T
                            travisdh1 @stacksofplates
                            last edited by

                            @stacksofplates said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:

                            @travisdh1 said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:

                            @black3dynamite said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:

                            @travisdh1 flatpak works well for me on Fedora.

                            I haven't tried flatpak yet. Guess I'll have to give it a shot.

                            Flatpak is the Fedora native one. Snap is the Ububtu. Fedora is pushing to have most in the software store be installed with Flatpaks.

                            What's wrong with dnf or yum that Flatpaks are supposed to fix? Same questions I have with snaps, what's wrong with apt that requires a whole new thing?

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                            • stacksofplatesS
                              stacksofplates @travisdh1
                              last edited by

                              @travisdh1 said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:

                              @stacksofplates said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:

                              @travisdh1 said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:

                              @black3dynamite said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:

                              @travisdh1 flatpak works well for me on Fedora.

                              I haven't tried flatpak yet. Guess I'll have to give it a shot.

                              Flatpak is the Fedora native one. Snap is the Ububtu. Fedora is pushing to have most in the software store be installed with Flatpaks.

                              What's wrong with dnf or yum that Flatpaks are supposed to fix? Same questions I have with snaps, what's wrong with apt that requires a whole new thing?

                              It's all packaged together. Similar to a container but no network access. Applications aren't tied to system libraries and such any longer. They are just all inclusive portable apps.

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                              • stacksofplatesS
                                stacksofplates
                                last edited by

                                If you're using atomic wormstation that's the way you install things. If they don't have a flatpak its installed on an overlays overtop of the ostree system. But everything is in Flatpaks and nothing touches the base OS.

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller
                                  last edited by

                                  Does the installer allow for video? Any benefit over the web page?

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                                  • gjacobseG
                                    gjacobse @scottalanmiller
                                    last edited by

                                    @scottalanmiller said in Fedora: Skype for Linux:

                                    Does the installer allow for video? Any benefit over the web page?

                                    Seems to - though I've not had any calls to test it.... if you wish,. call away to test. But it did pick up the Jabra Headset and the Logictech Camera.

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