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While Skype for Mac and Windows have been available for some time, Linux users have been largely left out until now. Yesterday Skype [released an alpha preview][1] for the upcoming Skype for Linux.
Version 1.4 of Skype for Linux brings the software closer to a usable product and represents a major re-write from previous versions.
Unfortunately Skype's Linux client still lags behind its Windows and Mac counterparts. Video and SMS functionality remain missing, though Skype says that the audio quality is now on par with that of Mac and Windows.
As you would expect from an alpha release, there are a number of [known issues][1] and Skype recommends that only advanced users download the test version.
In fact, the list of known issues is far to large to reprint here.
But if the known issues don't put you off and you're itching to take the plunge, here's the requirements breakdown from the Skype site:
<blockquote>
<ul>
<li>Hardware
<ul>
<li>ALSA-supported sound device.</li>
<li>Software</li>
<li>glibc 2.4</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Software (for static release)
<ul>
<li>sigc++ 2.0</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Software (for dynamic release)
<ul>
<li>Qt 4.2.x
<ul>
<li>Qt 4.2.3 contains a bug that if [http://www.trolltech.com/developer/task-tracker/index_html?method=entry&id=153635 unpatched] will cause expanded contact details to be displayed incorrectly.</li>
<li>Qt 4.3.0-beta is considered not yet release worthy, and may cause unpredictable side-effects with the Skype 1.4 client.</li>
</ul></li>
<li>sigc++ 2.0</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
[1]: http://share.skype.com/sites/garage/2007/05/skype_for_linux_14_alpha_relea.html "Skype for Linux 1.4 Alpha release"
[2]: http://share.skype.com/sites/linux/2007/05/linux_14_panacea.html "Linux 1.4: Panacea"
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