[Slackbuilds-users] Skype on x86_64

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> Hello,
> 
> I just built Skype using the skype SlackBuild script on my x86_64
> system, but the skype package is an i486 package.
> Can I install this on my stock x86_64 system, or do I need to install
> some sort of compatibility stuff first?
The default Slackware64 installation doesn't include the multilib
libraries necessary to run x86 programs.
You need either:
-A Slackware32 chroot
-A set of multilib libraries, which you can get/build for example at
http://connie.slackware.com/~alien/multilib/