Installing Skype on Fedora Linux

Requirements

A desire to use VoIP calling from your Fedora machine using the Skype network.

Doing the Work

All that needs to be done is setup the repo for skype. Skype has been nice enough to setup a yum repo so installing and staying updated is very easy.

1. Import or Download GPG Key

Download the GPG key and then export it to the expected place:

gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 0xD66B746E
gpg -a -o /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-skype --export 0xD66B746E

2. Setup Skype Repo

In this step, be sure to adjust for the version of Fedora you are using. In the example we list the most current repo which is for Fedora Core 5. This repo may also be used for Fedora Core 6 until skype releases a Fedora Core 6 rpm. Add the following to /etc/yum.repos.d/skype.repo:

You may also download the repo file here. 

[skype]
name=Skype Repository
baseurl=http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/fedora/updates/i586/
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-skype

3. Install Skype

Install skype with yum:

yum install skype

Troubleshooting

How to Use Skype

The install should add Skype to your "Internet" menu in gnome. You may also run the following command to start skype:

skype