Ubuntu
skype package

Skype on amd64 requires libasound2-plugins:i386 for sound but doesn't install it

Bug #968302 reported by Stuart Langridge
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
skype (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Steve Langasek

Bug Description

On amd64 precise, skype (the i386 package, since that's what we're meant to use on 64bit, not the 64bit package from skype's website) requires libasound2-plugins:i386 in order to get any sound (documented on https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Skype). This package needs to be manually installed, and one would think that it would get pulled in as a dependency or something if it's required. If it's not installed then one gets the error "Problem with Audio Playback" when trying to make calls, and Skype does not play the startup sound.

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Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote :

For this we should add a Recommends rather than a Depends; but yes, we should fix it.

Changed in skype (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → High
assignee: nobody → Steve Langasek (vorlon)
Revision history for this message
Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote :

Fixed in upload of 2.2.0.35-0precise3. Changelog:

skype (2.2.0.35-0precise3) precise; urgency=low

  * Add a Recommends on libasound2-plugins, so that the necessary audio
    support is pulled in when installing on amd64. LP: #968302.

Changed in skype (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Released
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