Skype on 64-Bit Linux

Skype is only available in a 32-bit version, so if you have a 64-bit Linux system, you will have to do some extra work.
The first step is to install the 32-bit libraries Skype needs to work:
Become SuperUser/Administrator:

$ su - root

OR if you are set up with sudo:

$ sudo su - root

Your command prompt should now have a # in it instead of a $, indicating you are now the root super user, as shown here:

(Note: root@localhost may be displayed as root@yourmachinename in the following examples and your display prompt might be slightly different - just ensure it contains the #)

[root@localhost ~]#

Update the Qt libraries to the latest version:

[root@localhost ~]#yum update qt

Install 32-bit version of Qt:

[root@localhost ~]#yum install qt.i686

Install 32-bit version of Qt for X Windows:

[root@localhost ~]#yum install qt-x11.i686

Create the Skype YUM repository file using any text editor in the /etc/yum.repos.d directory named skype.repo and containing the following:

[skype]
name=Skype Repository
baseurl=http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/fedora/updates/i586/
gpgkey=http://www.skype.com/products/skype/linux/rpm-public-key.asc
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-skype
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1

Install Skype using YUM:

[root@localhost ~]#yum install skype