Skype: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 05:54, 19 October 2011

For the general public

On an XO with OLPC OS 10.1.3:

switch to GNOME,
connect to the Internet,
using Firefox, go to the Skype Web site and download the Linux Static version (here's a direct link),
locate the file using the File Browser — it is most likely in the "Download" folder in your home directory, with a file name like "skype_static-2.2.0.25.tar.bz2",
right-click on the file and choose "Extract Here",
wait for the archive to extract to a new folder — it should look like "skype_static-2.2.0.25",
open the new folder, you should see a file called "skype" — double-click it.

The above download does not work on the XO-1.75, is there one that does?

Audio does not work immediately. Adjust the options to make the microphone work:

click the tiny Skype button in the bottom-left of the main Skype window, choose "Options", and in the list of categories on the left, click on "Sound Devices",
on the right, click the drop-down box next to "Microphone" and select "HDA VIA VT82xx, CONEXANT Analog (hw:0,0)" for XO-1.5, and "CS5535 Audio (hw:Audio,0)" for XO-1,
click "Apply" at the bottom,
test the setting with the "Make a test call" option.

On an XO-1.5, video should work immediately. To test, go to "Video Devices" and click the "Test" button in the black box.

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 == Install ==
+=== XO-1.0 and XO-1.5===
 On an XO with OLPC OS [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Release_notes/10.1.3 10.1.3]:
 * switch to GNOME,
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 * wait for the archive to extract to a new folder &mdash; it should look like "skype_static-2.2.0.25",
 * open the new folder, you should see a file called "skype" &mdash; double-click it.
+=== XO-1.75===
+The above download does not work on the XO-1.75, is there one that does?
 == Options - Sound Devices ==