Skype on 64-Bit Linux

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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/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0


Install Skype using YUM: 

[root@localhost ~]#yum install skype


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