Re: Got skype 4.2 to connect again

[golinux@riseup.net]

Hans wrote:

    Hi folks, I managed to get an older version of skype (the multiarch 
debian package) getting connected to skype. As you might have noticed, 
the new version is pulseaudio needed /what a crap!) and the older 
version (4.2) inhibits to connect to the server.

    So I found a simple solution:
    - Install the 4.2 package.
    - start a hexeditor and open the file /usr/bin/skype
    - search for "4.2.0.11" and change this to "4.3.0.37"
    - save the file

    - restart skype and - voila! It is now connecting to the server 
again!

    No pulseaudio needed any more! Yeah!

    Have fun!


Works like a charm! How in the world did you figure that out?

Hugo

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Great tip!  There is a similar workaround for the Tab Killer add-on for 
FF. Just change the number in the configuration file and it works too.

golinux