in order to have a more easy life, ive created a file in /usr/local/bin called skype that superseeds the binary in /usr/bin/ which is in charge of running skype...
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Code:
$ sudo gedit /usr/local/bin/skype
and paste the following 2 line
Code:
#!/bin/bash
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so /usr/bin/skype
then make it executable
Code:
$ sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/skype
no more crazy command typing
just run with the shortcut, or alt-f2 and type skype