Step: 1. Download Skype 4.2 :

# cd /mnt
# wget http://download.skype.com/linux/skype_static-4.0.0.8.tar.bz2

Step: 2. Install Needed Dependencies :

# yum install alsa-lib.i686 fontconfig.i686 freetype.i686 glib2.i686 libSM.i686 libXScrnSaver.i686 libXi.i686 libXrandr.i686 libXrender.i686 libXv.i686 libstdc++.i686 pulseaudio-libs.i686 qt.i686 qt-x11.i686 zlib.i686

Step: 3. Extract Skype :

# mkdir /opt/skype
# tar xvf skype_static* -C /opt/skype --strip-components=1

Step: 4. Create libtiff.so.4 link on CentOS / Red Hat :

# cd /usr/lib
# ln -s libtiff.so.3 /usr/lib/libtiff.so.4

Step: 5. Create Launcher, Link icons, lang and sounds :

# ln -s /opt/skype/skype.desktop /usr/share/applications/skype.desktop
# ln -s /opt/skype/icons/SkypeBlue_48x48.png /usr/share/icons/skype.png
# ln -s /opt/skype/icons/SkypeBlue_48x48.png /usr/share/pixmaps/skype.png

# touch /usr/bin/skype
# chmod 755 /usr/bin/skype
# vi /usr/bin/skype

#!/bin/sh
export SKYPE_HOME="/opt/skype"

$SKYPE_HOME/skype --resources=$SKYPE_HOME $*

-- Save & Quit (:wq)

Step: 6. Start Skype :

Open Terminal & Type: skype

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