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Skype installation

Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 10:47 am
by IoannisTsoulos
For anyone that may use skype
If you want to install a deb file with the skype follow these steps
1) Remove the old configuration of skype under ~/.config/skypeforlinux
2) Install this script: https://github.com/zcalusic/skypeforlinux-snap-to-deb

that will create a deb file for skype
Regards
Ioannis G. Tsoulos

Re: Skype installation

Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 10:54 am
by Eadwine Rose
IIRC Skype.client is installable as a flatpak from within MXPI.

Re: Skype installation

Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 11:10 am
by IoannisTsoulos
Yes of course, but this process installs the skype without the need of flatpaks or snaps

Re: Skype installation

Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 11:52 am
by siamhie
I mentioned on the FB group page that the DEBURL is unreachable. Skype aka M$ doesn't make deb files anymore. They have switched to snaps.
DEBURL="https://repo.skype.com/latest/skypeforlinux-64.deb"

Re: Skype installation

Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 12:03 pm
by dolphin_oracle
I think its just an electron app anyway. might as well use the webclient.

Re: Skype installation

Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 12:10 pm
by IoannisTsoulos
siamhie wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2025 11:52 am I mentioned on the FB group page that the DEBURL is unreachable. Skype aka M$ doesn't make deb files anymore. They have switched to snaps.
DEBURL="https://repo.skype.com/latest/skypeforlinux-64.deb"
The mentioned script produces deb files from the provided snap package. Yes, they have shutdown the repo for some months now..

Re: Skype installation

Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 12:34 pm
by RedGreen925
IoannisTsoulos wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2025 10:47 am For anyone that may use skype
If you want to install a deb file with the skype follow these steps
1) Remove the old configuration of skype under ~/.config/skypeforlinux
2) Install this script: https://github.com/zcalusic/skypeforlinux-snap-to-deb

that will create a deb file for skype
Regards
Ioannis G. Tsoulos
I found this page.

https://github.com/ivan-hc/Skype-appimage/releases

It does AppImage files I put in my home bin directory it works well. It is a repack of the snap as well they release to make it portable across various distribution without the vendor lock in attempted snap garbage installed. When searching I found other sites that do the AppImage files as well. I was using the old 109 version I had created using dpkg-repack so I had .deb to install this one gives you up to date 134.?? version. Now I look at that script thinking a backup plan would be nice if it does work but it fails to even download a file as has been mentioned.

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zeus@9600k:~/Downloads$ wget --dot-style=mega https://repo.skype.com/latest/skypeforlinux-64.deb
--2025-02-04 13:29:58--  https://repo.skype.com/latest/skypeforlinux-64.deb
Resolving repo.skype.com (repo.skype.com)... 104.88.156.177, 2600:141b:1c00:20a1::1263, 2600:141b:1c00:2090::1263
Connecting to repo.skype.com (repo.skype.com)|104.88.156.177|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 503 Service Unavailable
2025-02-04 13:29:58 ERROR 503: Service Unavailable.
That is the command it uses to get the file to build with.

Re: Skype installation

Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 12:39 pm
by IoannisTsoulos
I have tried this page also, but it did not work for me. It points me to update skype from the snap package. Also, they have shutdown the repo for some months now..

Re: Skype installation

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 4:58 pm
by GuiGuy
IoannisTsoulos wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2025 12:39 pm I have tried this page also, but it did not work for me. It points me to update skype from the snap package. Also, they have shutdown the repo for some months now..
I'm sad to lose Skype: can anyone persuade Microsoft to provide a Deb inslaller?

Would Skype work from a fresh W10 installation?

Re: Skype installation

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 8:08 pm
by GuiGuy
Skype works OK on a W7 machine!

Re: Skype installation

Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2025 9:05 am
by caspar
This method works for me (all commands are executed as root):
1) According to the instructions from https://github.com/ivan-hc/AM?tab=readm ... stallation, install am (Аpplication Manager) systemwide.
2) Using the command "am -i skype" install the latest version of Skype.
3) To update once a week give the command "am -u --all".

Re: Skype installation

Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2025 10:00 am
by RedGreen925
caspar wrote: Wed Feb 12, 2025 9:05 am This method works for me (all commands are executed as root):
1) According to the instructions from https://github.com/ivan-hc/AM?tab=readm ... stallation, install am (Аpplication Manager) systemwide.
2) Using the command "am -i skype" install the latest version of Skype.
3) To update once a week give the command "am -u --all".
I went with the local user method.

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zeus@9600k:~$ mkdir .local/bin
zeus@9600k:~$ DIR=.local/bin
zeus@9600k:~$ ll .local/bin
total 0
zeus@9600k:~$ wget -q https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ivan-hc/AM/main/APP-MANAGER -O $DIR/appman && chmod a+x $DIR/appman
zeus@9600k:~$ ll .local/bin/
total 56
56 -rwxrwxr-x 1 zeus zeus 56926 Feb  4 22:10 appman*

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zeus@9600k:~$ cat /home/zeus/.config/appman/appman-config
zeus@9600k:~$ appman
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> Thank you for choosing AppMan!
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Before proceeding with any task, where do you want to install apps?

 SYNTAX: /FULLPATH/TO/DIRNAME
 EXAMPLE: /home/zeus/My-apps

 NOTE: Any spaces in the path will be replaced for dashes
 NOTE: If no input is given then "~/Applications" will be used as default

 if you wish to later change the location, first remove all the programs and
 then edit the "/home/zeus/.config/appman/appman-config" file.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Write the path or just press enter to use default:

 /home/zeus/bin/AppImage
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 You are ready! Start installing your favorite apps locally!
 All apps will be installed in /home/zeus/bin/AppImage
 In case of problems, use the option "-h".
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shell completion has been enabled!
 USAGE: appman [OPTION]
        appman [OPTION] [ARGUMENT]

 Run the "appman -h" command to find out more

zeus@9600k:~$ cat /home/zeus/.config/appman/appman-config
/home/zeus/bin/AppImage
Make sure this is in your .bashrc.

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# set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists
if [ -d "$HOME/.local/bin" ] ; then
    PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
fi
Making sure you have source ~/.bashrc before trying to use the appman command to have the PATH correctly set for its use.


May as well put it ll here from my install notes some alias's I created to save time on the command line..

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Some new aliases.

# Some aliases for the AppManager for AppImages

alias apma='appman -a '  # gives description of program
alias apmb='appman -b '  # create a snapshot of the program in the ~/.am-snapshots directory
alias apmc='appman -c'   # clean removes all the unnecessary files and folders.
alias apmd='appman -d '  # downloads the script to read before running
alias apme='appman -e '  # extra, Install AppImages from github.com, outside the database.
alias apmf='appman -f '  # show the installed apps
alias apmfb='appman -f --byname '  # show the installed apps sorted by name
alias apmfl='appman -f --less '  # shows only the number of installed apps
alias apmh='appman -h'  # display the help
alias apmi='appman -i '  # installs program as normal user to specified directory in confirg file.
alias apmias='appman -ias '  # installs program as normal user in sandbox to sandbox directory
alias apml='appman -l '  # list all programs installed
alias apamla='appman -l --appimages '  # list all appimages installed
alias apamlau='appman --launcher '  # Drag/drop one or more AppImages in the terminal and embed them in the apps menu and customize a command to use from the CLI.
alias apmlo='appman lock '  # lock or prevent program from being updated, if it has an"AM-updater" script.
alias apmno='appman nolibfuse '  # Convert old AppImages and get rid of "libfuse2" dependence.
alias apmo='appman -o '  # overwrite a snapshot of the program in the ~/.am-snapshots directory
alias apmu='appman -u '  # updates all programs starts immediately with programname only that one is done.
alias apmq='appman -q '  # query (search) list all programs available to install using keyword(s)
alias apmqa='appman -q --appimages ' # query (search) list all appimages available to install using keyword(s)
alias apmr='appman -r '  # remove program with confirmation
alias apmR='appman -R '  # remove program without confirmation
alias apmrolq='appman --rollback '  # rollback a program to its previous version.
alias apms='appman -s '  #  updates the program itself.
alias apmsa='appman sandbox '  #  sandboxes a program
alias apmulo='appman unlock '  # Unlock updates for the selected program (nulls "lock").
alias apmusa='appman --disable-sandbox '  #  Disable the sandbox for the selected app.
I put these in my ~/.bash_aliases. with this in my ~/.bashrc to have it used.

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#######################################################
# SOURCED ALIAS'S AND SCRIPTS
#######################################################
# Alias definitions.
# You may want to put all your additions into a separate file like
# ~/.bash_aliases, instead of adding them here directly.
# See /usr/share/doc/bash-doc/examples in the bash-doc package.

if [ -f ~/.bash_aliases ]; then
    . ~/.bash_aliases
fi

Re: Skype installation

Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2025 3:55 am
by IoannisTsoulos
Download the script that I mentioned. After the execution a deb file will be placed in /tmp/skypeforlinux