Ubuntu 12 and Fedora 17 are the latest versions of Ubuntu and Fedora but apparently not supported according to the download distribution list. (s/11/12/, basic idea remains -- only old distros are listed)
Skype 4.0 for Linux
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Re: Skype 4.0 for Linux
#12What kind of codename is "Four Rooms for Improvement?" (what they called this release)
Re: Skype 4.0 for Linux
#13I've moved as much as I can over to Jingle via Empathy, but so far when I haven't been able to avoid Skype I've found the Android client much preferable to the old Linux one.
Re: Skype 4.0 for Linux
#14You should probably stay on 2.2 beta.... 1. Skype 4 require download 95 additional packages for ubuntu version (all marked i386 even if you using amd64) 2. I am not sure but giant ads probably included too [1] [1] http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/06/skype-...
On Fedora (17 here, 32 bits) replaces the old package without installing any extra stuff.
I haven't tested it deeply, but looks like runs smoother than the previous (quite unstable) version.
Re: Skype 4.0 for Linux
#15The best thing about how big skype is is that they have to maintain backwards compatibility (hardware skype phones that can't upgrade) so you can use whatever old version you want and it has to be supported by them. Which means you can stick to the old version which works fine without having to suffer through the new and "improved" glitzy version that is popup crazy and wants to hog all your system resources for what is essentially a chat program.
Re: Skype 4.0 for Linux
#16You should probably stay on 2.2 beta.... 1. Skype 4 require download 95 additional packages for ubuntu version (all marked i386 even if you using amd64) 2. I am not sure but giant ads probably included too [1] [1] http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/06/skype-...
Debian 6.0.5 installed without any additional packages also, it was a straight replace.
edit: amd64
Re: Skype 4.0 for Linux
#17Ubuntu 12 and Fedora 17 are the latest versions of Ubuntu and Fedora but apparently not supported according to the download distribution list. (s/11/12/, basic idea remains -- only old distros are listed)
Have you tried the actual packages?
The download page is confusing. I believe it should read "Fedora X or later". Previous package was for Fedora 10 I think, and I've been using it since Fedora 12.
EDIT: typo
Re: Skype 4.0 for Linux
#18Do you think they heard my comment yesterday (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4107759)? Thanks for finally deciding to provide me with new Linux software. I'm also super excited about seeing more meaningless ads ... but where were you when I needed you?
I'm actually a bit surprised that you're even trying this since it seems to be a well-proven fact that Microsoft can't make money on search or ads. And if you needed additional revenue, did you ever consider asking people to pay you for your service?
As an interesting aside, Skype's move to using super-nodes that are controlled by them is also useful for the change to an advertisement supported business. Can you imagine how hard it would be to share ad revenue with regular users whose computers had been promoted to super-nodes simply because of bandwidth capacity and their up-time numbers?
Re: Skype 4.0 for Linux
#19Ubuntu 12 and Fedora 17 are the latest versions of Ubuntu and Fedora but apparently not supported according to the download distribution list. (s/11/12/, basic idea remains -- only old distros are listed)
Unless I'm mistaken, the latest version of Ubuntu is 12.04
Re: Skype 4.0 for Linux
#20What kind of codename is "Four Rooms for Improvement?" (what they called this release)
I think it's a play on "room for improvement" involving the version number.