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F7 Multimedia-Based Applications & Setup  Skype

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F7 Skype
Skype is a piece of software that allows you to make free calls (audio or video) to anyone else on Skype, anywhere in the world. To install it, go to the following page:

http://www.skype.com/download/skype/linux/

You will notice that there is no F7 rpm, but there is a Fedora Core 5 rpm that will work for F7.  Click on it to download the file. Then install it using rpm:

~> sudo rpm -vhi ~/Download/skype-1.3.0.53-fc5
You should see skype successfully install:
Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
   1:skype                  ########################################### [100%]
Once finished, source your ~/.tcshrc file:
~> source ~/.tcshrc
and skype is ready to be launched:
~> skype &