7 Dec
2014
7 Dec
'14
12:49 p.m.
On Sun, 7 Dec 2014 21:34:19 +1000
Robert Peters <robertpeters9(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 6 December 2014 at 10:00, Robert Peters
<robertpeters9(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Skype needs 32-bit audio packages, which may need separate installation if
you're running a 64-bit system.
Skype 4.3.0.37 does require either pulseaudio or the apulse emulator
( https://github.com/i-rinat/apulse ). It doesn't require systemd (since it's
installable onto a Gentoo OpenRC-based system), but it may want to
put some files into /etc/dbus-1/system.d . The full dependency list includes
QT4 and some X11 libraries.
Alternatives to Skype for video chat on a desktop PC? Ugh. Google
Hangouts, if it works, or the WebRTC support that's gradually making
its way into some browsers. Anyone got any better ideas?
E. Liddell
Hi,
I'm running an install from exegnu-jessv-20141125 on a recent
ThinkPad. Amarok when starting complains:
xine was unable to initialize any audio drivers.
Haven't found anything satisfactory in searching, but the problem goes
back at least to KDE3.
BTW, VCL works okay, after I select the mixer. Maybe it uses different drivers.
Robert
Got alsa - xine - kmix - amarok working okay, by making sure that
basic Trinity packages are installed.
Now trying to get sound in Skype. A search showed that newer Skype
requires PulseAudio and recommended installing pavucontrol. Compiling
from source required installing several dependencies. Dbus strongly
recommended, but it has broken dependencies. Still no sound. I
wonder if it all requires systemd.
In which case, are there any usable Skype alternatives?