Installation
Another Update: Version 4 is now obsolete. But you can try Skype for Web: install User-Agent Switcher extension into your Firefox, set it up to pretend to be Chrome on Linux for domain web.skype.com and open this address. At least audio calls and chat will work.
Update: Ports have evolved since original publication and now there are almost no hidden catches with Skype and the article is really short.
I doubt Microsoft will ever publish "Skype for FreeBSD" :) But "Skype for Linux" still works and since FreeBSD 10.3 we can use it too.
Linux emulation
First install Linux binary compatibilty as described here.
Install Skype 4
# cd /usr/ports/net-im/skype4 # make install clean
Options:
- Select VIDEO if you want, although I haven't tested it yet
Skype 4 requires two things: linproc filesystem to even start (described in the article linked above) and a PulseAudio config if you want to hear anything.
Create pulse config in your home ~/.config/pulse/daemon.conf with this:
flat-volumes=yes
Note: Readers suggest that a symlink of /dev/video0 in /compat/linux/dev is needed to use webcam.
Start it.
I installed skype4 on FreeBSD 10.3 recently, it runs but no sound,
"flat-volumes=yes" - 'command not found'.
All necessary dependencies are installed.
??
The captchas are a disaster!
Regards
"flat-volumes=yes" - 'command not found'.
All necessary dependencies are installed.
??
The captchas are a disaster!
Regards
"flat-volumes=yes" is not a command, put this line in ~/.config/pulse/daemon.conf file (create it)
Ahh, thanks.
As I proceed to create the ~/.config/pulse/daemon.conf file ?
Do you mean "how do I create it?"
You could run this:
echo "flat-volumes=yes" > ~/.config/pulse/daemon.conf
But this command will overwrite previous contents of the file (if it was there, usually there is no daemon.conf on new system)
You could run this:
echo "flat-volumes=yes" > ~/.config/pulse/daemon.conf
But this command will overwrite previous contents of the file (if it was there, usually there is no daemon.conf on new system)
Thanks.
Is that there was no such file and cannot be created when you close the file.
Have you any guidance on how to proceed to properly update all the system and applications? Is that the procedure of the FreeBSD Handbook does not eliminate the vulnerability, and end up giving errors.
Is that there was no such file and cannot be created when you close the file.
Have you any guidance on how to proceed to properly update all the system and applications? Is that the procedure of the FreeBSD Handbook does not eliminate the vulnerability, and end up giving errors.
I followed the described steps (although the thing in /etc/make.conf about the nvidia-driver didn't seem to be necessary) and skype does not start:
$ skype
/usr/local/share/skype/skype: /lib/skype_oss_wrapper/libpulse.so.0: no version information available (required by /usr/lib/qt47/libphonon.so.4)
/usr/local/share/skype/skype: /lib/skype_oss_wrapper/libpulse.so.0: no version information available (required by /usr/lib/libpulse-mainloop-glib.so.0)
Fontconfig error: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 70: non-double matrix element
Fontconfig error: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 70: non-double matrix element
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 78: saw unknown, expected number
$
$ skype
/usr/local/share/skype/skype: /lib/skype_oss_wrapper/libpulse.so.0: no version information available (required by /usr/lib/qt47/libphonon.so.4)
/usr/local/share/skype/skype: /lib/skype_oss_wrapper/libpulse.so.0: no version information available (required by /usr/lib/libpulse-mainloop-glib.so.0)
Fontconfig error: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 70: non-double matrix element
Fontconfig error: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 70: non-double matrix element
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 78: saw unknown, expected number
$
I updated the article for loading Linux emulation and noted there that nVidia stuff is optional and you should not do it if you don't have nVidia.
As for the warnings I also see them when I launch Skype but after that the app starts successfully and everything works. So I really don't know what is the problem in your case...
As for the warnings I also see them when I launch Skype but after that the app starts successfully and everything works. So I really don't know what is the problem in your case...
The problem is the same I mention in the other comment, it seems to be related to the traffic of the internet and all of those packages, this pc is not nivia.
$ skype
/usr/local/share/skype/skype: /lib/skype_oss_wrapper/libpulse.so.0: no version information available (required by /usr/lib/qt47/libphonon.so.4)
/usr/local/share/skype/skype: /lib/skype_oss_wrapper/libpulse.so.0: no version information available (required by /usr/lib/libpulse-mainloop-glib.so.0)
Fontconfig error: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 72: non-double matrix element
Fontconfig error: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 72: non-double matrix element
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 80: saw unknown, expected number
$
$ skype
/usr/local/share/skype/skype: /lib/skype_oss_wrapper/libpulse.so.0: no version information available (required by /usr/lib/qt47/libphonon.so.4)
/usr/local/share/skype/skype: /lib/skype_oss_wrapper/libpulse.so.0: no version information available (required by /usr/lib/libpulse-mainloop-glib.so.0)
Fontconfig error: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 72: non-double matrix element
Fontconfig error: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 72: non-double matrix element
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 80: saw unknown, expected number
$
me too.
hey - I just wanted to say thank you very kindly for sharing these instructions. They worked fine for me (Intel graphics) and now I can Skype like there might not be a tomorrow.
Cheers!
Cheers!
Hi! Thank's for post.
hi i'm installing skyp4 into FreeBSD-10.3, patched yesterday... i get the same fontconfig error and warning mess'g
additional (seems fatal) error "shared object libgthread-2.0.so.0 not found...
/proc tree seems normal but was missing /compat/linux/usr/bin/gcc
skype and skype-devel does not even compile
also need to install emulators/linux_base-c6 in addition to linux-c6
or maybe *-f10 works ?? ( not tested by me yet )
thanx - tia for the libgthread fix if any
additional (seems fatal) error "shared object libgthread-2.0.so.0 not found...
/proc tree seems normal but was missing /compat/linux/usr/bin/gcc
skype and skype-devel does not even compile
also need to install emulators/linux_base-c6 in addition to linux-c6
or maybe *-f10 works ?? ( not tested by me yet )
thanx - tia for the libgthread fix if any
Thanks for your blog. Everything worked perfect on my Freebsd 10.3 installation.I had to run kldload a bit earlier to succeed
After upgrading to freebsd11, webcam stop to work. Any idea ?
The same here. pwcview shows that webcam itself is running.
I think it's somehow connected with linux_v4l2wrapper kernel module. It was a separate port earlier. The documentation says it is now incorporated in FreeBSD kernel, but it seems it is not.
I think it's somehow connected with linux_v4l2wrapper kernel module. It was a separate port earlier. The documentation says it is now incorporated in FreeBSD kernel, but it seems it is not.
i fixed it but it's a very trivial way
make a symlink of /dev/video0 in /compat/linux/dev, and launch Skype in a term. DON'T USE ANY SHORCUT IN YOUR MENU, YOUR PC WILL REBOOT.
make a symlink of /dev/video0 in /compat/linux/dev, and launch Skype in a term. DON'T USE ANY SHORCUT IN YOUR MENU, YOUR PC WILL REBOOT.
Can you link me to the section in the handbook for activate linux_v4l2wrapper en FreeBSD?
Thanks for you tutorial.
No worries for me (send/receive msg with skype), I don't try voice or video call, I don't need it.
Juste a little mistake ("Install Linux emulation" section)
/ets/sysctl.conf => (/etc/sysctl.conf)
Thanks again.
No worries for me (send/receive msg with skype), I don't try voice or video call, I don't need it.
Juste a little mistake ("Install Linux emulation" section)
/ets/sysctl.conf => (/etc/sysctl.conf)
Thanks again.
# uname -srm
FreeBSD 11.0-RELEASE-p9 amd64
Thank you for the article, installed skype works and mikrafon and headphones, the cameras are not available, I'll buy it later. Skye started to work without problems, since previously the device was installed and everything connected with linprocfs was set up earlier. I speak English very badly and use an interpreter.
FreeBSD 11.0-RELEASE-p9 amd64
Thank you for the article, installed skype works and mikrafon and headphones, the cameras are not available, I'll buy it later. Skye started to work without problems, since previously the device was installed and everything connected with linprocfs was set up earlier. I speak English very badly and use an interpreter.
Do you speak Russian ?
