Skype Linux Gentoo

Posted by VoIP Info , on April 17, 2005

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:

arts	Adds support for aRts: the KDE sound daemon
esd	Adds support for media-sound/esound (Enlightened Sound Daemon)
static	Install 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