Sound in Skype via apulse
Posted: 2014-12-22 Filed under: desktop, media, network, system | Tags: .desktop, apulse, multilib, pulseaudio, skype, sound 5 CommentsI have been using the 4.3 version of Skype for several months already, with PulseAudio and its compat packages installed. However, I experienced problems with some audio programs. XMMS would crash regularly and Clementine would refuse playing. Read the rest of this entry »
Sound in Skype 4.3
Posted: 2014-08-16 Filed under: desktop, media, multilib, network, SlackBuilds, system | Tags: 32bit, alsa, compat32, multilib, pulseaudio, skype, slackware, x86_64 2 CommentsSince version 4.3, Skype for Linux requires PulseAudio. It is available from SBo, but since Skype is a 32bit program only, the necessary 32bit compatibility packages should be installed as well. I am running Slackware64 14.1 -multilib system and I have a virtual machine with Slackware 32. Read the rest of this entry »
Skype on pure Slackware64
Posted: 2013-12-24 Filed under: desktop, network, SlackBuilds, system | Tags: custom location, multilib, skype, x86_64 12 CommentsIf the only 32bit program you need is Skype, you probably do not want to “contaminate” your 64bit Slackware with a compat32 layer and replace your stock gcc-* and glibc-* just for it. Well, there’s a solution to this. Read the rest of this entry »
