Skype

Installing Skype on FC8 is very easy, since it's now possible to install it with "Add/Remove Software".

First you must configure Yum with the Skype repository. Create a text file using vim or gedit with the following content:

[skype]
name=Skype Repository
baseurl=http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/fedora/updates/i586/
enabled=1
gpgkey=http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/infosys/phone/skype/rpm-public-key.asc
gpgcheck=1

Place this file in /etc/yum.repos.d/

Next, install the repository public key:

wget http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/infosys/phone/skype/rpm-public-key.asc
rpm --import rpm-public-key.asc
rm -rf rpm-public-key.asc

After this, it's just a matter of opening Applications -> Add/Remove Software. Use the search function to find Skype, and install it. You may find that the package name contains "fc5", but it does not matter, you can safely install it.

There is a lot of confusion regarding the whereabouts of the gpgkey (public key) for the Skype repository. Apparently this key used to recide at http://www.skype.com/products/skype/linux/rpm-public-key.asc and most tutorials will refer to this address which isn't valid anymore. I found the above address with thanks to this page.