how to install "tar.bz2" archieve...

[gnarvaja]

I have used: ?tar xjvf skype-version.tar.bz2?. Just what the skype web site says. Strange isn't it. It seems that the software needs QT 3.2. I have downloaded even the version that has it... some story.

I was planning to try skype today, would you mind posting the URLs from where you downloaded the software? I'll give it a try and let you know how did it go.

I'm using Knoppix 3.6 from a live install on a notebook and a HD install on a desktop.

--GN

[jjmac]

gnarvaja, sorry for the late replym i forgot all about it

>>
BTW, when you save your configuration to a
persistent media, it is compressed with the bz2 extension.
>>

Not sure what you mean there. It depends on how you
do the save really.

] tar -czf somename.tar.gz ./somedirectory

That will just tar and deflate using gzip the contents
of "somedirectory". Puting the dot ahead of the slash
will help prevent an accidental unpacking in the
top root tree. too.

xaviers2002, again, sorry for the late response. I
hope it's worked out, but i notice

>>
I have used: ?tar xjvf skype-version.tar.bz2?.
Just what the skype web site says. Strange isn't it.
It seems that the software needs QT 3.2. I have
downloaded even the version that has it... some story.
>>

Why is the "?" prefixed to the "tar" command. The only
other thing i can think of there would be that it
didn't dload correctly.

[gnarvaja]

gnarvaja, sorry for the late replym i forgot all about it

I guess work tends to get in the way of fun, doesn't it?
Check this out: http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-deb
They published a Debian package!

--GN