On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 16:29:04 +1100 Matthew Palmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 19, 2006 at 01:03:26PM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I downloaded skype: > > > > dpkg: error processing Desktop/skype_1.2.0.18-1_i386.deb > > (--install): package architecture (i386) does not match system > > (amd64) Errors were encountered while processing: > > Desktop/skype_1.2.0.18-1_i386.deb > > > > resolvable? > > Convince Skype to go OSS, or at least to provide a .deb file for > amd64? Not being free software, you're always going to be playing > catch up with it. <SNIP> And don't use Skype unless you absolutely have to. Their support for linux has been crap and they don't play with anyone else. Try Gizmo or, even better, the new Ekiga which will register with multiple providers. There are Ubuntu packages: ## Ekiga stable ## deb http://pkg-voip.buildserver.net/ubuntu breezy main And there is are packages for breezy and dapper amd64 Cheers, Alan -- Alan L Tyree http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: +61 2 4782 2670 Mobile: +61 428 148 071 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092 FWD: 615662 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
