Re: Faking it with skype
On 17/09/2014, Scott Ferguson <scott.ferguson.debian.user@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 17/09/14 15:16, Bret Busby wrote:
>> Hello.
>>
>> With the recently posted fix for the Microsoft attempt to close down
>> skype; the fix involving the use of a hex editor, to cause faking the
>> skype version number, to pretend to be 4.3 (I think it is that version
>> number that is needed), I am wondering whether anyone has successfully
>> attempted to do that to skype version 2.2.
>>
>> I have no experience with editing hexes, and so would prefer to know
>> whether it has been successfully done, for skype 2.2, to hopefully
>> avoid wreaking havoc on my system.
>>
>> I prefer that I do not do any damage to my skype installation, in case
>> sometime, Microsoft develops a conscience, and again allows access to
>> skype without discrimination based on version number.
>>
>> I have skype 2.2 installed on Debian 6 LTS.
>>
>> Thank you in anticipation
>>
>
> Hex editor not necessary.
>
> As root run the following 2 lines in bash:-
>
> cp /usr/bin/skype{,.bak}
> Old=$(skype -v | head -n1 | cut -d " " -f2);sed -i "s/$Old/4.3.0.37/g"
> /usr/bin/skype
>
>
> You can check the change off-line, as normal user:-
> skype -v
>
>
> Kind regards
>
>
Hello.
Thanks for the suggestion.
However, ...
"
:~# cp /usr/bin/skype{,.bak}
root@bret-dd-workstation:~# Old=$(skype -v | head -n1 | cut -d " "
-f2);sed -i "s/$Old/4.3.0.37/g"
(<unknown>:4748): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS64
(<unknown>:4748): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS64
(<unknown>:4748): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS64
(<unknown>:4748): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS64
(<unknown>:4748): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS64
(<unknown>:4748): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS64
(<unknown>:4748): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS64
(<unknown>:4748): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS64
(<unknown>:4748): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS64
(<unknown>:4748): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS64
(<unknown>:4748): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS64
(<unknown>:4748): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS64
(<unknown>:4748): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS64
(<unknown>:4748): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS64
(<unknown>:4748): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS64
(<unknown>:4748): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS64
sed: no input files
"
Then, I re-read the message above, and figured that gmail had wrapped
the second line, so I tried
"
:~# Old=$(skype -v | head -n1 | cut -d " " -f2);sed -i
"s/$Old/4.3.0.37/g" /usr/bin/skype
(<unknown>:4769): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS64
(<unknown>:4769): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS64
(<unknown>:4769): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS64
(<unknown>:4769): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS64
(<unknown>:4769): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS64
(<unknown>:4769): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS64
(<unknown>:4769): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS64
(<unknown>:4769): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS64
(<unknown>:4769): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS64
(<unknown>:4769): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS64
(<unknown>:4769): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS64
(<unknown>:4769): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS64
(<unknown>:4769): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS64
(<unknown>:4769): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS64
(<unknown>:4769): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS64
(<unknown>:4769): Gtk-WARNING **:
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libclearlooks.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS64
"
--
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
..............
"So once you do know what the question actually is,
you'll know what the answer means."
- Deep Thought,
Chapter 28 of Book 1 of
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
A Trilogy In Four Parts",
written by Douglas Adams,
published by Pan Books, 1992
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