Comments on: Getting Skype on the Aspire One

By: Francois

Francois — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:03:57 +0000

I have downloaded Skype and opened it and extracted it. The defualt program to extraxt it is Xarchiver. I then goto add/remove software and and cannot see it to install it. I have tried extracting the software to other locations i.e. mydocs but still cannot see it in the package manager.

Please help.

Thanks,

By: Emma S

Emma S — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:19:10 +0000

Hi, I a, having the same problem. I have downloaded the version on the acer aspire website and it appears in the network menu, however it does nothing and will not launch. I know it has installed and even when I have it under the connect menu it still does nothing. Ive tried to download the Skype.sh but once extracted it will not open stating Archive format not recognised. Help on this would really be appreciated.

Many Thanks

Emma.

By: H Singh

H Singh — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:43:26 +0000

Hi
I’m in the same boat as Mark S, ive currently got the fedora 9 version of skype installed, download went fine, install fine, even getting the icon to appear on the connect tab fine, the problem comes when i click on the icon; nothing happens, right clicking the home page and launching skype from ‘network’ doesnt work either. Any ideas what ive done wrong?

thanks

By: Mark S

Mark S — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:53:19 +0000

Hi – I have a one year old Linux Aspire One and have tried to follow the above method to load Skype. I have tried both the Fedora9 and the 10+ versions; both download OK and seem to install – but although I have access to the icon clicking on it has no effect. Any ideas what I’m doing wrong or do I need to get hold of the Fedora7 version? (I so any ideas where I can find it?)
Thanks

By: acerache

acerache — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:05:15 +0000

I was able to download/install Skype without a problem on my daughter’s 1 yr. old AA1. The instructions here are great, though I’d add that the icon appeared in the connect window without needing to do the xml edit routine.

The only issue I have is though the camera/mic test fine, the camera window doesn’t open automatically on a video call (which it does on my desktop). Just wondering if that’s a Skype thing or a local setting?

Also, not sure if this was covered, but to move the Skype shortcut to the first 3 that show under “Connect”, I just hit the right arrow to open all the available shortcuts and then cut and pasted the Skype one into the first 3.

By: Emma

Emma — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:25:04 +0000

I also have the same problem. Follwed The Acer Guy’s instructions and there it is, the Skype logo is in the connect area on the desktop but when I click on it, the programme does not run

Can anyone belp?

Having read thru all 141 comments, I wanna say thanks to everyone for their suggestions – I am so pleased I was able to install Skype and add it to my desktop but am so frustrated that it won’t open!!!

Thanks

By: Euros

Euros — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:32:03 +0000

I have downloaded the skype using the instructions at the top of this page. The icon is sitting in the network section. However when I click on it the programme does not run. Any ideas where I have gone wrong?

Thanks

By: barticle

barticle — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:48:05 +0000

I had neglected to remove the exclamation points at the end of the line. So far the system is working fine. Now I want to figure out how to replace the Adobe Reader with Foxit. I think this can only be done with an RPM download?

By: chris

chris — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:58:13 +0000

Hi hurticle I get exactly the same problem but intermittently.
My Skype icon stays for a couple of months and then it disappears. When I open up the XML file I find the line has been commented out. I remove the comments and the skype icon reappears for another month or so and then it happens again. Why is this?

Apart from these minor annoyances I am very happy with the machine

By: barticle

barticle — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:44:24 +0000

I have successfully installed Skype on my Acer One, following your suggestions. However I can not get Skype into the Connect area. I open the xml file, delete the exclamation point and two dashes, save the file and reboot. When I reopen the xml file, the exclamation and dashes are still there. I don’t get it. I have used several other versions of Linux, am finding this one uncommonly hard to use.