Skype on Ubuntu 12.04.2

[mrquesty]

Hi Everyone,

I've just installed a fresh Ubuntu 12.04.2 amd64 and try to install Skype, but all fails:

1. Original Skype from Skype.com says I have troubles with libqt-dbus.i386 (seems, it requires older lib)
2. Skype from launchpad or Ubuntu partner repo says I need skype-bin, but when I say to install skype-bin the following error rises: skype-bin:i386 : Depends: libqt4-dbus:i386 (>= 4:4.5.3) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libqt4-network:i386 (>= 4:4.8.0) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libqt4-xml:i386 (>= 4:4.5.3) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libqtcore4:i386 (>= 4:4.7.0~beta1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libqtgui4:i386 (>= 4:4.8.0) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libqtwebkit4:i386 (>= 2.2~2011week36) but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: sni-qt:i386 but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

Any ideas, how to fix it?

[gifford]

First you should fix the broken packages. If you have synaptic package manager installed, go to to edit and fix broken packages. After they have been fixed try installing Skype from the Ubuntu software center. All dependencies should be installed then.

[mrquesty]

First you should fix the broken packages. If you have synaptic package manager installed, go to to edit and fix broken packages.

I don't use Synaptic PM, but the regular Ubuntu Software Center.
I fixed broken packages by means of: sudo apt-get update & sudo apt-get -f install. There are no mistakes, nor any packages to be installed/updated/etc.

I have all the libs required, see below:
dpkg -l | grep libqt4
ii libqt4-dbus 4:4.8.1-0ubuntu4.4 Qt 4 D-Bus module
ii libqt4-declarative 4:4.8.1-0ubuntu4.4 Qt 4 Declarative module
ii libqt4-network 4:4.8.1-0ubuntu4.4 Qt 4 network module
ii libqt4-opengl 4:4.8.1-0ubuntu4.4 Qt 4 OpenGL module
ii libqt4-script 4:4.8.1-0ubuntu4.4 Qt 4 script module
ii libqt4-sql 4:4.8.1-0ubuntu4.4 Qt 4 SQL module
ii libqt4-sql-sqlite 4:4.8.1-0ubuntu4.4 Qt 4 SQLite 3 database driver
ii libqt4-svg 4:4.8.1-0ubuntu4.4 Qt 4 SVG module
ii libqt4-xml 4:4.8.1-0ubuntu4.4 Qt 4 XML module
ii libqt4-xmlpatterns 4:4.8.1-0ubuntu4.4 Qt 4 XML patterns module


Maybe, I'm not 100% certain, it's all, because I have a dual boot configuration with Windows 8, and had to run boot-repair sequence, which made really lots of changes to kernel & supporting libs.

Any ideas, guys?

[mrquesty]

I just wanted to add, that I have Ubuntu 12.04.2 at office, but it was an upgrade from 12.04 -> 12.04.1, all is just fine, but this is a fresh install.

I tried to reinstall all dependencies once again and force dpkg to install Skype, but it doesn't start saying I don't have: error while loading shared libraries: libQtDBus.so.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

It is present: find /usr/lib -name libQtDBus.so\*
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtDBus.so.4.8
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtDBus.so.4
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtDBus.so.4.8.1

[fdrake]

can you lease post

less log /var/log/dpkg.log | tail -30| less

also try to fix the problem with libtq

sudo apt-get remove --purge libqt4*
sudo apt-get upgrade && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libqt4*
sudo apt-get install skype

make sure to post the output of the commands in case of errors

[mrquesty]

can you lease post

less log /var/log/dpkg.log | tail -30| less

Sure. I added more, because there were so many tests...

2013-02-16 10:04:23 status triggers-pending gnome-menus 3.4.0-0ubuntu1
2013-02-16 10:04:23 status half-installed skype:i386 4.1.0.20-1
2013-02-16 10:04:23 status config-files skype:i386 4.1.0.20-1
2013-02-16 10:04:23 status config-files skype:i386 4.1.0.20-1
2013-02-16 10:04:23 trigproc desktop-file-utils 0.20-0ubuntu3 <none>
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2013-02-16 10:04:23 trigproc bamfdaemon 0.2.124.2-0ubuntu1 <none>
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2013-02-16 10:04:23 trigproc gnome-menus 3.4.0-0ubuntu1 <none>
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2013-02-16 10:04:23 status installed gnome-menus 3.4.0-0ubuntu1
2013-02-16 10:04:24 startup archives unpack
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2013-02-16 10:04:25 install libdbus-1-3:i386 1.4.18-1ubuntu1.3 1.4.18-1ubuntu1.3
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2013-02-16 10:04:27 install libssl1.0.0:i386 1.0.1-4ubuntu5.5 1.0.1-4ubuntu5.5
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2013-02-16 10:04:28 install libxau6:i386 1:1.0.6-4 1:1.0.6-4
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2013-02-16 10:04:31 install libasyncns0:i386 <none> 0.8-4
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2013-02-16 10:04:32 install libogg0:i386 <none> 1.2.2~dfsg-1ubuntu1
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2013-02-16 10:04:32 install libflac8:i386 <none> 1.2.1-6
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2013-02-16 10:04:51 status installed libxv1:i386 2:1.0.6-2build1
2013-02-16 10:04:51 configure libasound2-plugins:i386 1.0.25-1ubuntu1 <none>
2013-02-16 10:04:51 status unpacked libasound2-plugins:i386 1.0.25-1ubuntu1
2013-02-16 10:04:51 status half-configured libasound2-plugins:i386 1.0.25-1ubuntu1
2013-02-16 10:04:51 status installed libasound2-plugins:i386 1.0.25-1ubuntu1
2013-02-16 10:04:51 trigproc libc-bin 2.15-0ubuntu10.3 <none>
2013-02-16 10:04:51 status half-configured libc-bin 2.15-0ubuntu10.3
2013-02-16 10:04:52 status installed libc-bin 2.15-0ubuntu10.3
2013-02-16 10:05:03 startup archives install
2013-02-16 10:05:03 install skype:i386 4.1.0.20-1 4.1.0.20-1
2013-02-16 10:05:03 status half-installed skype:i386 4.1.0.20-1
2013-02-16 10:05:03 status triggers-pending desktop-file-utils 0.20-0ubuntu3
2013-02-16 10:05:04 status half-installed skype:i386 4.1.0.20-1
2013-02-16 10:05:04 status triggers-pending bamfdaemon 0.2.124.2-0ubuntu1
2013-02-16 10:05:04 status half-installed skype:i386 4.1.0.20-1
2013-02-16 10:05:04 status triggers-pending gnome-menus 3.4.0-0ubuntu1
2013-02-16 10:05:04 status half-installed skype:i386 4.1.0.20-1
2013-02-16 10:05:05 status unpacked skype:i386 4.1.0.20-1
2013-02-16 10:05:05 status unpacked skype:i386 4.1.0.20-1
2013-02-16 10:05:05 trigproc desktop-file-utils 0.20-0ubuntu3 0.20-0ubuntu3
2013-02-16 10:05:05 status half-configured desktop-file-utils 0.20-0ubuntu3
2013-02-16 10:05:05 status installed desktop-file-utils 0.20-0ubuntu3
2013-02-16 10:05:05 trigproc bamfdaemon 0.2.124.2-0ubuntu1 0.2.124.2-0ubuntu1
2013-02-16 10:05:05 status half-configured bamfdaemon 0.2.124.2-0ubuntu1
2013-02-16 10:05:05 status installed bamfdaemon 0.2.124.2-0ubuntu1
2013-02-16 10:05:05 trigproc gnome-menus 3.4.0-0ubuntu1 3.4.0-0ubuntu1
2013-02-16 10:05:05 status half-configured gnome-menus 3.4.0-0ubuntu1
2013-02-16 10:05:05 status installed gnome-menus 3.4.0-0ubuntu1
2013-02-16 10:05:18 startup archives install
2013-02-16 10:05:19 upgrade skype:i386 4.1.0.20-1 4.1.0.20-1
2013-02-16 10:05:19 status half-installed skype:i386 4.1.0.20-1
2013-02-16 10:05:19 status triggers-pending desktop-file-utils 0.20-0ubuntu3
2013-02-16 10:05:19 status half-installed skype:i386 4.1.0.20-1
2013-02-16 10:05:19 status triggers-pending bamfdaemon 0.2.124.2-0ubuntu1
2013-02-16 10:05:19 status half-installed skype:i386 4.1.0.20-1
2013-02-16 10:05:19 status triggers-pending gnome-menus 3.4.0-0ubuntu1
2013-02-16 10:05:19 status half-installed skype:i386 4.1.0.20-1
2013-02-16 10:05:20 status half-installed skype:i386 4.1.0.20-1
2013-02-16 10:05:20 status unpacked skype:i386 4.1.0.20-1
2013-02-16 10:05:20 status unpacked skype:i386 4.1.0.20-1
2013-02-16 10:05:20 configure skype:i386 4.1.0.20-1 4.1.0.20-1
2013-02-16 10:05:20 status unpacked skype:i386 4.1.0.20-1
2013-02-16 10:05:20 status unpacked skype:i386 4.1.0.20-1
2013-02-16 10:05:21 status half-configured skype:i386 4.1.0.20-1
2013-02-16 10:05:21 status triggers-awaited skype:i386 4.1.0.20-1
2013-02-16 10:05:21 trigproc desktop-file-utils 0.20-0ubuntu3 0.20-0ubuntu3
2013-02-16 10:05:21 status half-configured desktop-file-utils 0.20-0ubuntu3
2013-02-16 10:05:21 status installed desktop-file-utils 0.20-0ubuntu3
2013-02-16 10:05:21 trigproc bamfdaemon 0.2.124.2-0ubuntu1 0.2.124.2-0ubuntu1
2013-02-16 10:05:21 status half-configured bamfdaemon 0.2.124.2-0ubuntu1
2013-02-16 10:05:21 status installed bamfdaemon 0.2.124.2-0ubuntu1
2013-02-16 10:05:21 trigproc gnome-menus 3.4.0-0ubuntu1 3.4.0-0ubuntu1
2013-02-16 10:05:21 status half-configured gnome-menus 3.4.0-0ubuntu1
2013-02-16 10:05:21 status installed skype:i386 4.1.0.20-1
2013-02-16 10:05:21 status installed gnome-menus 3.4.0-0ubuntu1

[mrquesty]

Honestly, I'm almost lost with what could cause this, so trying to install 12.10 in an hour or two - can't leave w/o Skype (my work instrument)...

[fdrake]

Honestly, I'm almost lost with what could cause this, so trying to install 12.10 in an hour or two - can't leave w/o Skype (my work instrument)...

i don't think this is a big deal. Check my prev post and run my command in post # 5. That should do it.

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also try to fix the problem with libtq

sudo apt-get remove --purge libqt4*
sudo apt-get upgrade && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libqt4*
sudo apt-get install skype

make sure to post the output of the commands in case of errors

[mrquesty]

sudo apt-get remove --purge libqt4*
sudo apt-get upgrade && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libqt4*
sudo apt-get install skype

Purge was successful. The following error appeared during install of libqt4 -> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libqt3-mt-dev : Depends: libfontconfig1-dev but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libxft-dev but it is not going to be installed

I tried to install libxft-dev, but the following:
vladimiry@questy-ubu-ENVY:~$ sudo apt-get install libfontconfig1-dev libxft-dev
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libfontconfig1-dev : Depends: libexpat1-dev but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
vladimiry@questy-ubu-ENVY:~$ sudo apt-get install libfontconfig1-dev libxft-dev libexpat1-dev
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libexpat1-dev : Depends: libexpat1 (= 2.0.1-7.2ubuntu1.1) but 2.1.0-1ubuntu1 is to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
vladimiry@questy-ubu-ENVY:~$ sudo apt-get install libfontconfig1-dev libxft-dev libexpat1-dev libexpat1
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
libexpat1 is already the newest version.
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libexpat1-dev : Depends: libexpat1 (= 2.0.1-7.2ubuntu1.1) but 2.1.0-1ubuntu1 is to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

[mrquesty]

I did a fresh install of 12.10, and Skype installation went smoothly.
Thanks Everyone for cooperation and support.