Arch Linux

Description:

Skype doesn't start anymore on my x86_64. I think a change on libpng or qt is the reason. I could remember that last week I could start skype without problems.


Additional info:

~]$ pacman -Qs libpng
extra/libpng 1.5.9-1 [Installiert]
A collection of routines used to create PNG format graphics files
community/lib32-libpng 1.5.9-2 [Installiert]
A collection of routines used to create PNG format graphics files (32-bit)

~]$ pacman -Qs skype
local/skype 2.2.0.35-2
P2P software for high-quality voice communication


Steps to reproduce:

Try to start skype and get an error about libpng14 lib.

~]$ skype
skype: error while loading shared libraries: libpng14.so.14: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

~]$ ls -l /usr/lib32/libpng*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 239172 29. Feb 13:48 /usr/lib32/libpng15.a
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 29. Feb 13:48 /usr/lib32/libpng15.so -> libpng15.so.15.9.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 29. Feb 13:48 /usr/lib32/libpng15.so.15 -> libpng15.so.15.9.0
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 194388 29. Feb 13:48 /usr/lib32/libpng15.so.15.9.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 29. Feb 13:48 /usr/lib32/libpng.a -> libpng15.a
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 29. Feb 13:48 /usr/lib32/libpng.so -> libpng15.so


If I create a libpng14.so.14 symlink to libpng15.so.15.9.0 than I'll get an error about QtGui.

~]$ skype
skype: /usr/lib32/libpng14.so.14: version `PNG14_0' not found (required by /usr/lib32/libQtGui.so.4)