skype on xubuntu 7.10 amd64
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008sudo aptitude install lib32asound2 ia32-libs-gtk ia32-libs-kde
sudo apt-get install libqt4-core
sudo apt-get install libqt4-gui
sudo apt-get install libdbus-1-3
sudo apt-get install libsigc++-2.0-2
cd ~/
wget -c http://download.skype.com/linux/skype-debian_2.0.0.43-1_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i –force-architecture skype-debian_2.0.0.43-1_i386.deb
wget -c http://www.boundlesssupremacy.com/Cappy/getlibs/getlibs-all.deb
sudo dpkg -i ~./getlibs-all.deb
getlibs /usr/bin/skype
sudo apt-get install libqt4-core
sudo apt-get install libqt4-gui
sudo apt-get install libdbus-1-3
sudo apt-get install libsigc++-2.0-2
cd ~/
wget -c http://download.skype.com/linux/skype-debian_2.0.0.43-1_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i –force-architecture skype-debian_2.0.0.43-1_i386.deb
wget -c http://www.boundlesssupremacy.com/Cappy/getlibs/getlibs-all.deb
sudo dpkg -i ~./getlibs-all.deb
getlibs /usr/bin/skype
Paste the following into ~/.fonts.conf, if you desire(i bet you do) subpixel font hinting in qt applications under gnome/xfce:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
<fontconfig>
<match target="font">
<edit name="rgba" mode="assign">
<const>rgb</const>
</edit>
</match>
<match target="font">
<edit name="rgba" mode="assign">
<const>rgb</const>
</edit>
<edit name="hinting" mode="assign">
<bool>true</bool>
</edit>
<edit name="hintstyle" mode="assign">
<const>hintfull</const>
</edit>
</match>
</fontconfig>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
<fontconfig>
<match target="font">
<edit name="rgba" mode="assign">
<const>rgb</const>
</edit>
</match>
<match target="font">
<edit name="rgba" mode="assign">
<const>rgb</const>
</edit>
<edit name="hinting" mode="assign">
<bool>true</bool>
</edit>
<edit name="hintstyle" mode="assign">
<const>hintfull</const>
</edit>
</match>
</fontconfig>
imho all applications gain some smoothness in font hinting after this hack with ~/.font.conf.
UPD: Skype on 8.04 AMD64
