Mer/Documentation/N8x0 Skype
How to install Skype on Nokia n8x0 running Mer.
These instructions are tested to be working on Mer 0.15, n810. But note that you will fail to login due to Skype thinking there's no network available.
First you'll have to add needed repositories:
In XTerminal:
sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/tableteer.list
copy/paste in following:
deb http://catalogue.tableteer.nokia.com/updates/diablo-3/ / deb http://catalogue.tableteer.nokia.com/certified/ diablo user
Press Ctrl+x to close the editor and click "y" when it asks if you want to save changes.
Next, update repos:
sudo apt-get update
Then Install the skype:
sudo apt-get install skype
You'll face a bunch of problems, so a little dpkg --forcing is needed.
Run this: (one big command, don't split it)
sudo dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives /libjinglebase0.3-0_0.3.12-3ubuntu1_armel.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libjinglep2p0.3-0_0.3.12-3ubuntu1_armel.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/gstreamer0.10-plugins-farsight_0.12.10-2_armel.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libfarsight0.1-3_0.1.28-2_armel.deb
Finalize the install:
sudo apt-get install -f
and
sudo apt-get install skype
You can also remove the repository file to avoid future package conflicts:
sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/tableteer.list
That's it! Skype should be installed now, if it doesn't show up in the application menu yet, you can start it from terminal or reboot (Menu item should appear after reboot)