You have to release a 64-bit RPM, Skype developers!

[JoeInDenver]

Learn something new every day.  I just did the same from what I got from the Ubuntu deb:

file /usr/bin/skype
/usr/bin/skype: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.6.15, BuildID[sha1]=0x3223447b98867e62fbed258aa0da4f2281ab6f11, stripped

> /usr/bin/skype --version
Skype 4.0.0.7
Copyright (c) 2004-2012, Skype

I ran a dependencies check on the Yast solver and found that it calls all 32-bit compatibility libs.  There's nothing 64-bit about it at all!  Are the Windows and Mac versions the same as this?

Asking for 64-bit rpm's is kinda pointless since even the deb's are all 32-bit!

[jrtv]

What did you guys expect?

Skype (Microsoft) developing quality software for a Linux?

Grow up and admit it: it will never happen in this world. Maybe in some other dimension instead.

Meanwhile you can try to get that thingy running as it is, decide not use Skype for Linux (that's my option), or use Windows version with Virtualbox or similar (and get fancy commercials in middle of your personal discussions).

I made my decision and gave up.

[miesiu_01]

I also wait for 64bit RPM (Mandriva user) - but as was mentioned in other post - even inside 64bit DEB is 32bit program - so as long as M$ will not develop real 64bit application, 64bit RPM will not be prepared.

[JoeInDenver]

I don't know why they bothered with the Ubuntu and Debian 64-bit packages.  Maybe there's something funky with those two OS's that make the 64-bit versions unable to run a 32-bit program without some kind of tweaks.  (The only thing I can think of).  OpenSUSE (12.1 x86_64) has no problem with anything.  It runs everything equally well.

[jgrnst]

You can use the 32-bit version of skype on Fedora (I've been doing that for years).