Install Skype in CentOS/Fedora

Install needed package:

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

 Install qtwebkit if you're in fedora

yum install qtwebkit.i686

Download Skype

cd /tmp

## Skype 4.2 Dynamic for Fedora ##
wget --trust-server-names http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-dynamic

## Skype 4.0 Static for CentOS / Red Hat (RHEL) / Scientific Linux (SL) ##
wget http://download.skype.com/linux/skype_static-4.0.0.8.tar.bz2

extract Skype

mkdir /opt/skype

## Extract Skype 4.2 on Fedora ##
tar xvf skype-4.2* -C /opt/skype --strip-components=1

## Extract Skype 4.0 on CentOS / Red Hat (RHEL) / Scientific Linux (SL) ##
tar xvf skype_static* -C /opt/skype --strip-components=1

Create libtiff.so.4 link on CentOS

cd /usr/lib

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

Create Launcher, Link icons

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

add Skype to /usr/bin. Run command

sudo gedit /usr/bin/skype

paste this code and save

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

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

run skype now with terminal (type "skype" and enter)