OpenSUSE Skype doesn't run [ Edited ]

[RADycus]

The installation is "successful", but when it is attempting to run, it works, and then quits with absolutely no windows. Help?

EDIT- byt "it works", I mean, the Skype icon appears by the cursor and bounces, attempting to run it. No windows ever open during the "running" process.

[gufide]

Just press alt f2 and run

mv ~/.Skype/shared.xml ~/.Skype/shared~.xml

 It should work now

[trojanson3]

I tried this fix, but did not work for me on OpenSUSE 11.4

-Ed

[trojanson3]

While checking for the skype subdir, I found /usr/share/skype which contains two subdir of lang and sounds, but no other files. Where can I find the skype files you mention?

Ed

[trojanson3]

Here is the error message I get when running the script you suggested:

mv: cannot stat `/root/.Skype/shared.xml': No such file or directory

Ed

[gufide]

because you run the script as root. I didn’t say you need to be root. If You prefer, you can run this:

mv /home/USERNAME/.Skype/shared.xml /home/USERNAME/.Skype/shared~.xml

[landertrene]

I had the same problem with opensuse 11.3 and skype 2.2.0.35

After installing pulseaudio 0.9.21 from opensuse the problem was solved.