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diff --git a/skype/README b/skype/README index 37740c53..df64c8b4 100644 --- a/skype/README +++ b/skype/README @@ -46,10 +46,16 @@ Skype servers (the company's ones). It needs a running Skype client to do so. In fact BitlBee will connect to `skyped` (a tcp server, provided in this package) and `skyped` will connect to to your Skype client. -NOTE: The order is important. First `skyped` starts Skype. Then `skyped` can -connect to Skype, finally BitlBee can connect to `skyped`. +The benefit of this architecture is that you can run Skype and `skyped` +on a machine different to the one where you run BitlBee (it can be even +a public server) and/or your IRC client. -- If you happen to be a happy Frugalware user: +NOTE: The order is important. First `skyped` starts Skype. Then `skyped` +connects to Skype, finally BitlBee can connect to `skyped`. + +=== Installing under Frugalware + +- Install the necessary packages: ---- # pacman-g2 -S bitlbee-skype skype4py @@ -57,7 +63,9 @@ connect to Skype, finally BitlBee can connect to `skyped`. and you don't have to compile anything manually. -- If you use Debian: +=== Installing under Debian + +- Install the necessary development package: ---- # apt-get install bitlbee-dev @@ -65,7 +73,9 @@ and you don't have to compile anything manually. and you have to install `bitlbee-skype` and `skype4py` from source. -- Otherwise, you need the latest stable BitlBee release: +=== Installing from source + +- You need the latest stable BitlBee release: ---- $ wget http://get.bitlbee.org/src/bitlbee-1.2.tar.gz @@ -110,6 +120,8 @@ $ cd Skype4Py-x.x.x.x # python setup.py install ---- +=== Configuring + - Edit `/usr/local/etc/skyped/skyped.conf`: adjust `username` and `password`. The `username` should be your Skype login and the `password` can be whatever you want, but you will have to specify that one when adding the Skype account to |