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Skype Linux Gentoo

Created by: tacvbo,Last modification on Sun 17 of Apr, 2005 [03:28 UTC]

Skype on Gentoo Linux


Skype is supported and maintained on Gentoo Linux.

Skype Installation


emerge -av net-im/skype

Linux Skype release is masked on Gentoo Linux for QA reasons, so if you want to merge skype you may have to unmask it.

Edit /etc/portage/package.unmask and add net-im/skype

mkdir /etc/portage
echo "net-im/skype" >> /etc/portage/package.unmask


Depending on your USE flags you will get/not get support for:

artsAdds support for aRts: the KDE sound daemon
esdAdds support for media-sound/esound (Enlightened Sound Daemon)
staticInstall the statically QT linked binary instead of the dynamic one.


If you want to install Skype overriding your make.conf USE variables adding support for esd, removing arts support and installing the static linked binary:

Edit first /etc/portage/package.use and add net-im/skype -arts esd static

mkdir /etc/portage
echo "net-im/skype -arts esd static" >> /etc/portage/package.use


And then, just:

emerge -av net-im/skype


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333Re: can unmask from the command line

by , Sunday 19 of December, 2004 [21:37:40 UTC]
Read this post (http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?p=1060314#1060314) why ACCEPT_KEYWORDS isn't the best solution. According to http://gentoo-wiki.com/TIP_Dealing_with_masked_packages suggested way is the best
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333can unmask from the command line

by , Tuesday 23 of November, 2004 [20:18:22 UTC]
i don't think you need to create the unmask db explicitly - you can pass an ACCEPT_KEYWORDS environment variable on the command line, and the unmasking will be done for you - eg:

ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86" emerge skype

last i checked, this is the recommended way to install masked items, rather than mucking about in the files.