unix 2016-07-09 09-45-23
Install Skype on Debian Stretch (next-stable/testing)
Posted on February 3, 2016 by Ricardo Saffi MarquesFirst and foremost: This post only makes sense if you’re trying to install Skype (multiarch) on Debian Stretch while it’s on the testing branch. This is true as of February 3rd 2016.
I faced an issue where Skype wouldn’t install because libssl1.0.0 isn’t available for multiarch (yet). So when trying to install Skype it’d fail saying there was no candidate of libssl1.0.0:i386 to be installed.
Note: this tutorial assumes you are familiar with the terminal and already have multiarch enabled for your system.
This is how libssl1.0.0 looks at the moment of this writing.
This is how libssl1.0.2 looks at the moment of this writing.
To check the current state of libssl1.0.0 check this link.
Skype multiarch depends on libssl1.0.0:i386 and currently there’s no candidate for installation:
What I did (and it worked) is not ideal but I couldn’t afford not having Skype installed on my workstation, so I did it anyway and it’s been working great so far.
I used this script (check the code below) to edit the deb file and change the dependencies so it wouldn’t complain about libssl1.0.0:i386.
Note: Remember to gzip -d videbcontrol.gz and chmod 755 videbcontrol.
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#!/bin/bash
if [[ -z "$1" ]]; then
echo "Syntax: $0 debfile"
exit 1
fi
DEBFILE="$1"
TMPDIR=`mktemp -d /tmp/deb.XXXXXXXXXX` || exit 1
OUTPUT=`basename "$DEBFILE" .deb`.modfied.deb
if [[ -e "$OUTPUT" ]]; then
echo "$OUTPUT exists."
rm -r "$TMPDIR"
exit 1
fi
dpkg-deb -x "$DEBFILE" "$TMPDIR"
dpkg-deb --control "$DEBFILE" "$TMPDIR"/DEBIAN
if [[ ! -e "$TMPDIR"/DEBIAN/control ]]; then
echo DEBIAN/control not found.
rm -r "$TMPDIR"
exit 1
fi
CONTROL="$TMPDIR"/DEBIAN/control
MOD=`stat -c "%y" "$CONTROL"`
vi "$CONTROL"
if [[ "$MOD" == `stat -c "%y" "$CONTROL"` ]]; then
echo Not modfied.
else
echo Building new deb...
dpkg -b "$TMPDIR" "$OUTPUT"
fi
rm -r "$TMPDIR"
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#!/bin/bash
if [[ -z "$1" ]]; then
echo "Syntax: $0 debfile"
exit 1
fi
DEBFILE="$1"
TMPDIR=`mktemp -d /tmp/deb.XXXXXXXXXX` || exit 1
OUTPUT=`basename "$DEBFILE" .deb`.modfied.deb
if [[ -e "$OUTPUT" ]]; then
echo "$OUTPUT exists."
rm -r "$TMPDIR"
exit 1
fi
dpkg-deb -x "$DEBFILE" "$TMPDIR"
dpkg-deb --control "$DEBFILE" "$TMPDIR"/DEBIAN
if [[ ! -e "$TMPDIR"/DEBIAN/control ]]; then
echo DEBIAN/control not found.
rm -r "$TMPDIR"
exit 1
fi
CONTROL="$TMPDIR"/DEBIAN/control
MOD=`stat -c "%y" "$CONTROL"`
vi "$CONTROL"
if [[ "$MOD" == `stat -c "%y" "$CONTROL"` ]]; then
echo Not modfied.
else
echo Building new deb...
dpkg -b "$TMPDIR" "$OUTPUT"
fi
rm -r "$TMPDIR"
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I simply ran:
# ./videbcontrol skype-debian_4.3.0.37-1_i386.deb
1
# ./videbcontrol skype-debian_4.3.0.37-1_i386.deb
Look for “libssl1.0.0” on the highlighted line:
Package: skype
Version: 4.3.0.37-1
Section: non-free/net
Priority: extra
Architecture: i386
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.6-6~), libc6 (>= 2.7), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libqt4-dbus (>= 4:4.5.3), libqt4-network (>= 4:4.8.0), libqt4-xml (>= 4:4.5.3), libqtcore4 (>= 4:4.7.0~beta1), libqtgui4 (>= 4:4.8.0), libqtwebkit4 (>= 2.1.0~2011week13), libstdc++6 (>= 4.2.1), libx11-6, libxext6, libxss1, libxv1, libssl1.0.0, libpulse0, libasound2-plugins
Conflicts: skype-mid, skype-common, skype-bin
Replaces: skype-mid, skype-common, skype-bin
Installed-Size: 43261
Maintainer: Skype Technologies <info@skype.net>
Description: Wherever you are, wherever they are
Skype keeps you together. Call, see, message and share with others.
* It's free to download and join.
* Call, instant message and send photos and documents to anyone else on Skype.
* And with a webcam you can catch up face-to-face with a video call.
* Call mobiles and landlines worldwide at low rates.
* Easily text message anywhere in the world.
* Get your friends together on a conference call.
.
And that's just the start...
And that's just the start...
I thought about changing libssl1.0.0 to libssl1.0.2, but I first decided to try and append “:amd64” to “libssl1.0.0”, like this:
Package: skype
Version: 4.3.0.37-1
Section: non-free/net
Priority: extra
Architecture: i386
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.6-6~), libc6 (>= 2.7), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libqt4-dbus (>= 4:4.5.3), libqt4-network (>= 4:4.8.0), libqt4-xml (>= 4:4.5.3), libqtcore4 (>= 4:4.7.0~beta1), libqtgui4 (>= 4:4.8.0), libqtwebkit4 (>= 2.1.0~2011week13), libstdc++6 (>= 4.2.1), libx11-6, libxext6, libxss1, libxv1, libssl1.0.0:amd64, libpulse0, libasound2-plugins
Conflicts: skype-mid, skype-common, skype-bin
Replaces: skype-mid, skype-common, skype-bin
Installed-Size: 43261
Maintainer: Skype Technologies <info@skype.net>
Description: Wherever you are, wherever they are
Skype keeps you together. Call, see, message and share with others.
* It's free to download and join.
* Call, instant message and send photos and documents to anyone else on Skype.
* And with a webcam you can catch up face-to-face with a video call.
* Call mobiles and landlines worldwide at low rates.
* Easily text message anywhere in the world.
* Get your friends together on a conference call.
.
And that's just the start...
And that's just the start...
After editing the file, just save and exit.
It generated (in my case) the file skype-debian_4.3.0.37-1_i386.modified.deb
After the modified package was built, installing Skype was as simple as:
# dpkg -i skype-debian_4.3.0.37-1_i386.modified.deb
1
# dpkg -i skype-debian_4.3.0.37-1_i386.modified.deb
Voilá!
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11 Responses to Install Skype on Debian Stretch (next-stable/testing)
MrSister says:
February 13, 2016 at 19:06
this method didnt work for me. however instead on appending :amd64 i just changed the version of libssl1 to libssl1.0.2 like you originaly intended and that did the trick.
i can finally enjoy testing again .
thanks a lot! 😀
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André Ribas says:
February 22, 2016 at 09:06
Thanks mate. Changing to 1.0.2 did the trick for me.
I opted this way because afaik skype is a 32bits application, so it makes more sense to me just to change the dependency issue in the 32bits realm. 🙂
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Postmazter says:
February 25, 2016 at 22:13
why not to install libssl1.0.0:i386 from jessie? I edited /etc/apt/sources.list from:
deb http://ftp.citylink.co.nz/debian/ stretch main contrib non-free
to
deb http://ftp.citylink.co.nz/debian/ jessie stretch main contrib non-free
then:
aptitude update
aptitude install libssl1.0.0:i386
dpkg -i skype-debian_4.3.0.37-1_i386.deb
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rich says:
March 15, 2016 at 19:00
thanks , this was very helpful!
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Mouelhi says:
April 2, 2016 at 15:04
It works …. Thank you
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Sam Varghese says:
April 27, 2016 at 23:45
i changed the version of libssl1 to libssl1.0.2 but that generated errors.
but running apt-get -f install after that resulted in the i386 version of the library getting installed and skype shortly thereafter.
thank you for this post, it illustrates exactly what the debian community is all about.
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Cesar Villarreal says:
May 1, 2016 at 03:59
Thanks a lot! It worked! My girlfriend will be very happy! 😛
Thanks again.
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Alle says:
May 5, 2016 at 09:58
Thank you!
For me on Debian Strecth works appending libssl1.0.2.
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dnelub says:
May 14, 2016 at 04:10
Thank you, It worked by changing to libssl1.0.2
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Dave-kun says:
May 30, 2016 at 16:41
I prefer this trick:
1. Download libssl1.0.0:i386 from http://pkgs.org
2. Install this lib: dpkg -i ~/libssl1.0.0_i386.deb
3. Install skype package: dpkg -i ~/skype-debian_4.3.0.37-1_i386.deb
4. apt-get -f install
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Ricardo Saffi MarquesRicardo Saffi Marques says:
May 30, 2016 at 16:48
It’s not a simple matter of preferring one way over the other: when I wrote this tip, that version of libssl was not yet available on the stretch repository and I didn’t want to install a version not listed as built for that branch. So doing it the way I proposed was one way out of that dilemma! 🙂
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