Re: Got skype 4.2 to connect again
On 21/08/2014, Tom H <tomh0665@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 4:53 AM, Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> wrote:
>>
>> just another thing relating to this. I would like to repack the debian
>> package
>> and would like to change these in the package:
>>
>> - changelog
>> - skype binary
>>
>> I tried dpkg-deb -x and also with -e, but I guess, this is wrong, as it
>> did
>> not work (or I did not understand the manual correctly).
>>
>> The repackage is needed for my own purposes, as I added skype in my
>> Germanized
>> version of my own KALI-Linux build (see: http://www.ccpeine.de/?p=1152).
>>
>> Of course, I can figure it out for myself after some time, but a little
>> help
>> would be nice.
>>
>> Is repacking correcting all gpg keys to the new version (check at
>> unpack???),
>> or do only repo masters verify complete packages?
>
> Download the skype deb.
>
> (This is just thinking it through without testing it...)
>
> Expand it with ar (rather than with dpkg).
>
> mkdir -p build/DEBIAN
>
> tar -xzf control.tar.gz -C build/DEBIAN
>
> tar -xzf data.tar.gz -C build
> (it could be .bz or .xz)
>
> Edit build/share/doc/skype<possibly_something>/changelog.Debian.gz to
> add an entry and bump up the version.
>
> Edit build/DEBIAN/control and bump up "Version: <version>" (or create
> a "Version" line of it doesn't exist because dpkg-deb needs it but
> dpkg-buildpackage doesn't so it might not be there).
>
> find build -type d -exec chmod 0755 +
>
> If they exist:
> chmod 0775 build/DEBIAN/post{inst,rm}
>
> Make your changes to "debian/usr/bin/skype" or whatever other changes
> you'd like to make.
>
> Recreate "build/DEBIAN/md5sums".
>
> fakeroot dpkg-deb -b build skype<...something...>.deb
>
>
> --
Ah, it used to be so much easier to install and run Skype, before
Microsoft got hold of it, and sabotaged it ...
Oh, and, it used to work...
--
Bret Busby
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West Australia
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