How to install Skype in Ubuntu on AC100?

Asked by Ivan Zakharyaschev

I wonder how to install and use Skype in Ubuntu (12.04) on Toshiba AC100.

I suppose there must be Skype builds for Linux on ARM: for Android, and for Maemo/Meego/Tizen.

Where can one get these builds and how to adapt them for a usual GNU/Linux system like Ubuntu?

(The question also posted to http://unix.stackexchange.com/q/46880/4319 , because it's also of interest for all GNU/Linux systems on ARM.)

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Luis Flores (luiscamposflores) said :
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Android Skype will not run on a X11 display. We had to build an Android runtime enviroment first.

But maemo/meego/tizen might.
I have done a bit of testing with Skype for maemo 4.1, from a N810, and, as expected, too many things changed and were missing, notably Hildon librarys.

Tizen is already more similiar to a current Linux desktop, so it may worth a shot, but I don't know where to find Skype for it.

So, the best chance was Skype launching a package for Linux/arm.

Oracle already as jre for Linux/arm...

Luis Flores

On 01/09/2012, at 11:11, Ivan Zakharyaschev <email address hidden> wrote:

> New question #207429 on AC100_enablement:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ac100/+question/207429
>
> I wonder how to install and use Skype in Ubuntu (12.04) on Toshiba AC100.
>
> I suppose there must be Skype builds for Linux on ARM: for Android, and for Maemo/Meego/Tizen.
>
> Where can one get these builds and how to adapt them for a usual GNU/Linux system like Ubuntu?
>
> (The question also posted to http://unix.stackexchange.com/q/46880/4319 , because it's also of interest for all GNU/Linux systems on ARM.)
>
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