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Skype under Linux

Add the skype yum repo repository but do not make it active and use only installing once for non-regular update checks.

sudo kedit /etc/yum.repos.d/skype.repo

Add:

[skype]
name=Skype Repository
baseurl=//download.skype.com/linux/repos/fedora/updates/i586/
enabled=0
gpgkey=//www.skype.com/products/skype/linux/rpm-public-key.asc
gpgcheck=1

Save and type in the [intlink id=”migrate-from-windows-to-linux-part-2-software-abundance” type=”post”]command prompt[/intlink]:

sudo yum --enablerepo=skype install skype

or

sudo yum --enablerepo=skype update skype

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