Hello,
I had a failed yum update and had to delete the kernel and reinstall. Also had to reinstall several modules to get the display timeout to work again. Anyway Skype stopped working.
I have applied the fix: chmod 4755 chrome-sandbox
This is the error from the Skype startup log
[1m[47m[31mA JavaScript error occurred in the main process
[30mUncaught Exception:
Error: /lib64/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.21' not found (required by /usr/share/skypeforlinux/resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/electron-utility/build/Release/electron_utility.node)
I have tried to install libstdc++ but yum says it is already installed and the latest version.
Package libstdc++-4.8.5-39.el7.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package libstdc++-4.8.5-39.el7.i686 already installed and latest version
Does anyone have an idea what is wrong?
Aussie
[SOLVED]Skype stopped working
[SOLVED]Skype stopped working
Last edited by aussie on 2020/04/07 12:09:13, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Skype stopped working
Yes, MS broke it, complain to them. They have built the latest version to require a newer glibc than we ship. The chances of that changing are nil so either MS fix it or it stays broken. In the meantime you will need to yum downgrade skypeforlinux-8.56.0.103-1.x86_64 which is the last working version.
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
CentOS 5 and 6 are deadest, do not use them.
Use the FAQ Luke
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
CentOS 5 and 6 are deadest, do not use them.
Use the FAQ Luke
Re: Skype stopped working
Hi TrevorH,
Yes, that fixed it! Many thanks.
Aussie
Yes, that fixed it! Many thanks.
Aussie
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Re: [SOLVED]Skype stopped working
Hi
I am also getting the same error after update. Can you give the link for downloading skypeforlinux-8.56.0.103-1.x86_64.
Thanks
I am also getting the same error after update. Can you give the link for downloading skypeforlinux-8.56.0.103-1.x86_64.
Thanks
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Re: [SOLVED]Skype stopped working
This may be sacrilege, but I moved to flatpak skype a couple of months ago out of frustration.
https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.skype.Client
Have updated Skype twice with no problems. You likely already have flatpak installed.
I also installed Audacity (audio editor), Avidemux (video editor) and Bluefish (program/web editor) from flathub.
There are many other options there: https://flathub.org/home
https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.skype.Client
Have updated Skype twice with no problems. You likely already have flatpak installed.
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Install Flatpak:
# yum install flatpak
Add Flathub:
# flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
List installed apps:
# flatpak list
Install Skype:
# flatpak install flathub com.skype.Client/x86_64/stable
Launch Skype (using cli or panel launcher):
$ flatpak run com.skype.Client
(Paste that into a gnome laucher for ease)
(You can find an icon under /var/lib/flatpak/app/com.skype.Client/current/active/export/share/icons/hicolor/)
Update Skype:
# flatpak update com.skype.Client/x86_64/stable
Remove Skype:
# flatpak uninstall com.skype.Client/x86_64/stable
I also installed Audacity (audio editor), Avidemux (video editor) and Bluefish (program/web editor) from flathub.
There are many other options there: https://flathub.org/home
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Re: [SOLVED]Skype stopped working
Thank you!
It worked for me also.
It worked for me also.