So I'm trying to install Skype on my office computer which has CentOS6.4 and where I have no root access. http://www.skype.com/en/download-skype/skype-for-computer/ only offers binaries for Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora and OpenSUSE. I tried the dynamic one, but it complains:
skype: error while loading shared libraries: libasound.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
The README recommends copying the skype binary to /usr/bin and installing sounds/, lang/ and avatars/ into the /usr/share/skype directory. Obviously I cannot do this, because I don't have root access.
Any other online CentOS installation guide always assumes root access.
I wonder: can it be done at all?
Best Answer
You don't have required 32-bit libraries. If you have x86_64 arch CentOS installed you'll probably have to install some dependencies (i686 packages) for Skype using YUM.
Try searching for a package that contains that library
libasound.so.2
.Example:
yum whatprovides libasound.so.2
Output:
Use that information to search for dependencies and then install.
Example:
sudo yum install alsa-lib.i686
There'll be a few i686 dependencies for skype so you'll have to run Skype and resolve dependencies a few times before you get it to work. Good luck!
PS. Without root access, I don't think you have any chance