Skype In Ubuntu 8.1 w/ GNOME

[Nod]

No private messages. I just did this:
Quote
sudo su
cp /etc/sources.list /etc/sources.list.backup
echo "deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free" > /etc/sources.list
apt-get update
apt-get install skype
cat /etc/sources.list.backup > /etc/sources.list
apt-get update
skype

And it worked.

[trevelyn]

yeah no one PM'd me, i was sleeping.

[ApprenticePhreak]

and our in-house Linux expert solves yet another issue through PMs leading to cryptic forum posts.

For those of us running Ubuntu and having troubles with installing/running Skype or other voip programs, would either of you care to share your PMs that reveal the other half of the interaction?

I've got two of the conversations I had with trevelyn about my silly Linux issues saved in case either scenario were to rear its ugly head again. I have one about fixing Xorg for Ubuntu and another for installing Flash.

I broke Xorg one day by accidentally allowing it to auto-fix it self, which just auto-wrecked everything.

Then after I upgraded to Ubuntu 8.4 I had lost my ability to play and use flash files. Seeing as it was forever and a day ago I had installed it, I really didn't remember or know how to get it back in my system again.

Maybe we can create an unofficial Linux FAQ without permission from trevelyn and charge BILLIONS for the files.

[MattGSX]

No private messages. I just did this:
Quote
sudo su
cp /etc/sources.list /etc/sources.list.backup
echo "deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free" > /etc/sources.list
apt-get update
apt-get install skype
cat /etc/sources.list.backup > /etc/sources.list
apt-get update
skype

And it worked.

Sexay. For some reason, I didn't comprehend about half of the posts made. And by for some reason, I mean bloody mary's.

[Nod]

and our in-house Linux expert solves yet another issue through PMs leading to cryptic forum posts.

For those of us running Ubuntu and having troubles with installing/running Skype or other voip programs, would either of you care to share your PMs that reveal the other half of the interaction?

I've got two of the conversations I had with trevelyn about my silly Linux issues saved in case either scenario were to rear its ugly head again. I have one about fixing Xorg for Ubuntu and another for installing Flash.

I broke Xorg one day by accidentally allowing it to auto-fix it self, which just auto-wrecked everything.

Then after I upgraded to Ubuntu 8.4 I had lost my ability to play and use flash files. Seeing as it was forever and a day ago I had installed it, I really didn't remember or know how to get it back in my system again.

Maybe we can create an unofficial Linux FAQ without permission from trevelyn and charge BILLIONS for the files.

Can I get the flash convo? I can't get it to work.

[ApprenticePhreak]

Sure thing. I'll probably post it up in about an hour and a half. Currently at work and unable to provide such information at this point in time.

And by hour and a half, I mean four hours. I'll just...send it to you. Or something. Prepare for an instant message at an undiscolsed time. Bring garlic.

[trevelyn]

I broke Xorg one day by accidentally allowing it to auto-fix it self, which just auto-wrecked everything.

LOOOLLLL

[MattGSX]

so it's really funny, but I had the same problem with (I'm assuming) nautilus. I hadn't done program updates in a good 2 months (I was using Avant window navigator + terminal, and no longer had a use for menu icons). I did a whole bunch of updates, and suddenly I can no longer mount my NTFS or FAT partitions from Nautilus. I have to open Thunar, or mount them from the terminal. Lame.


side-note: fun is explaining to a recent Windows to Linux convert that on window managers such as Openbox or Fluxbox, you don't have a menu button. My boss doesn't understand the concept of open window space, so he can never bring up a menu.

[ApprenticePhreak]

I lied. I had final exams and forced over time yesterday. But damnit, I'll get you that conversation yet! Or maybe I'll be hit by a Sherman tank and die a horible death on the highway home.

[trevelyn]

so it's really funny, but I had the same problem with (I'm assuming) nautilus. I hadn't done program updates in a good 2 months (I was using Avant window navigator + terminal, and no longer had a use for menu icons). I did a whole bunch of updates, and suddenly I can no longer mount my NTFS or FAT partitions from Nautilus. I have to open Thunar, or mount them from the terminal. Lame.


side-note: fun is explaining to a recent Windows to Linux convert that on window managers such as Openbox or Fluxbox, you don't have a menu button. My boss doesn't understand the concept of open window space, so he can never bring up a menu.

e16 is sexy.

[MattGSX]

e16 is indeed sexy. I sort of prefer the mezzo desktop aesthetically, but it's just not stable enough.

[trevelyn]

i dumped e16 for e17, i think i'm going with e17 for the next release.  either way it's gonna be enlightenment, e17 gives the user much more control over the system look and feel.  i haven't tried mezzo yet though...

[handl3r]

so it's really funny, but I had the same problem with (I'm assuming) nautilus. I hadn't done program updates in a good 2 months (I was using Avant window navigator + terminal, and no longer had a use for menu icons). I did a whole bunch of updates, and suddenly I can no longer mount my NTFS or FAT partitions from Nautilus. I have to open Thunar, or mount them from the terminal. Lame.


side-note: fun is explaining to a recent Windows to Linux convert that on window managers such as Openbox or Fluxbox, you don't have a menu button. My boss doesn't understand the concept of open window space, so he can never bring up a menu.

gnome-volume-manager  is what handles the mounting of stuff, i think. AHHHHHH windows corrupting my mind