If you choose to use urpmi the consider using the sync_skype_urpmi automatic install script as described here: Synchronize_local_skype_urpmiĭownload rpm file from the Microsoft website: If you have installed Mageia using urpmi which is the original and default package system in Mageia then you need to take some extra steps to use dnf.Īlso consider whether you want to mix up using both urpmi and dnf on the same system as there could be issues with keeping things consistent between urpmi and dnf. Please note that the manual install procedure shown here (below) depends on using the dnf package system. So, you can, from time to time, just run sync_skype_urpmi as a non-root user to check for updates. Install or update skypeforlinux as needed (with an automatic alternative install if required).Check for package signing key for skypeforlinux RPM and install if needed.Create a local urpmi repository 'local_skype_urpmi'.Check for new version of skypeforlinux RPM and download if available.These are the actions sync_skype_urpmi will do: What sync_skype_urpmi does is make a local urpmi repository from downloaded copy of the current skypeforlinux RPM.Ī key benefit of using sync_skype_urpmi is that it will only download and install if a new version of Skype for Linux is available. The sync_skype_urpmi script will check for and automatically install any pending new Skype update every time it is run.īear in mind that as there is no official Microsoft urpmi repository for this version of Skype. You can either follow the manual steps shown below or use the script: sync_skype_urpmi. The Linux version of Skype is still in beta!įor a list of requirements for using Skype please see this page: Please note: Skype is Microsoft software and Microsoft does not support Skype on Mageia Linux. 4.3 Manual install step 3: package signing keyĪt the time of writing this, there is a 64-bit version for Ubuntu, Debian, OpenSuse, and Fedora but no 32-bit version for Linux.

System requirements for skype