Under 13.04, Skype is crashing with a seg fault.
$ skype
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
$
How can I fix this?
4 Answers
You can also do the following way ...
sudo nano /etc/ld.so.conf.d/skype.conf
copy and paste the following line in it
/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/mesa/
and then run
sudo ldconfig -v
This issue was mentioned in the release notes.
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1Note that this breaks Steam for Linux. If you want to use steam, you need to remove this .conf file or rename it to something that does not end in
.conf. Then runldconfigand run Steam.– ChrisJun 6, 2013 at 12:47 -
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1This is applicable for ubuntu 14.04 as well. I had the same issue in HP envy - 64 Bit. After run above command the skype loaded without any issues.– kdsSep 10, 2014 at 10:39
Temporary workaround. Open a terminal and paste this in:
sudo mv /usr/bin/skype{,-bin}
sudo install -b -m 744 <(<<EOF
#!/bin/sh
export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/mesa/libGL.so.1
exec /usr/bin/skype-bin
EOF) /usr/bin/skype
Then Skype should
answered Apr 26, 2013 at 11:59
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To get Skype to work in Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail with proprietary Nvidia / AMD drivers, firstly we'll rename the Skype executable from "skype" to "skype-bin":
sudo mv /usr/bin/skype /usr/bin/skype-binNow let's create a file called "skype" under /usr/bin/ - for this we'll launch a text editor as root (I'll use Gedit in the instructions below):
gksu gksu gedit /usr/bin/skype
(I've used "gksu" twice in the command above so Gedit doesn't open a blank tab along with /usr/bin/skype)
And in this file, paste the following:
#!/bin/sh
export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/mesa/libGL.so.1
exec skype-bin "$@"
Then save the file.
And finally, run the following command in a terminal:
sudo chmod 0755 /usr/bin/skype
That's it. Now Skype should work in Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail.
If you want to revert the changes made by using the instructions above, use these commands:
sudo rm /usr/bin/skype
sudo mv /usr/bin/skype-bin /usr/bin/skype
answered Apr 26, 2013 at 18:24
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Thank you so much Blade, but , How I can fix the another errors? Apr 27, 2013 at 1:53
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@AlphaPolaris to fix pidgin contact list bug. askubuntu.com/questions/67286/pidgin-doesnt-show-buddy-list, and about the compiz fusion not showing in the status bar -
the Unity systray whitelist has been removed,meaning it cannot be displayed there anymore. see: webupd8.org/2013/04/ubuntu-1304-raring-ringtail-final-beta.html Apr 27, 2013 at 21:39 -
For future references, please ask a question per post, or try to search for your question before posting. Apr 27, 2013 at 21:41
If you, like me, have Skype installed before upgrading Ubuntu 12.10 to 13.04, uninstall it. Go to Ubuntu Software Center, find Skype and Uninstall.
Add the Ubuntu Partners repository, in Ubuntu Sofware Center, Edit Software Origins, add the following repository:
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ raring partner
Close Sofware Center, then update repository info, from a terminal:
sudo apt-get update
Open Sofware Center again, find and install Skype. You will note that an additional package called Indicator Support for Qt is marked, let it in that way.
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