Re: Skype access cancelled for Debian versions before 7
On 08/02/2014 02:29 PM, Bret Busby wrote:
> I have found, in the last day, that Microsoft has apparently cancelled
> Skype access for versions of Debian before 7.x.
>
> With the error message that I encountered, with my Skype 2.2 (beta)
> running on Debian 6, I went to the Skype web site, and found that they
> have cancelled access for all but the latest version of Skype, and,
> for Debian, it apparently needs Debian 7.x, to run.
>
> No notice (on the Skype mailing list) was given.
>
> I thought that anyone like me, who is running and using Debian 6 (and
> anyone using earlier versions of Debian), most of the time, might like
> to know.
>
> Insofar as I am aware, no open source equivalent, that works, is
> available for Debian 6.
You can try to install the deb package on Debian 6. If the dependencies
can be fulfilled, it should work. Chances are that they can't be
satisfied with the older versions in Debian 6, but it's worth trying.
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Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
eduardo@kalinowski.com.br
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