From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9CDA71388C0 for ; Thu, 25 Feb 2016 00:05:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 1F62121C013; Thu, 25 Feb 2016 00:05:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ig0-f178.google.com (mail-ig0-f178.google.com [209.85.213.178]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0834B21C001 for ; Thu, 25 Feb 2016 00:05:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ig0-f178.google.com with SMTP id g6so2779984igt.1 for ; Wed, 24 Feb 2016 16:05:03 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to; bh=g5qL6kmkNUCWJVOAO5tN7lh9mYlutpDDHQAXpBwMgpM=; b=RK/z5xKmMrOyQRUY891KA2mT/j5Fr08dvT33lrG1PLbm72TWCb1JReAsp6PfrWH6we GIrAmrqp+xupkXBCim95/kdXQ9E7dADTJXnaKJZEj1DU5YYsweLtT8LCDiDbKsOxzjz5 YyA5D1hdNPfmMunRI/FMGczamioLbCo1BBWhv+Q8pqmMB0BBvGzVmGfltBLYAHy9DuNV i9oFsogLmRm+4oWoZATCL0ireMKFDgs3K1Fsq8MxJK/b2O1W81pvFI8GnVmdthNLD+Y3 yfPzUoD5ElxXsL8DnoCFEdDNjdS1f13pghi1tl6g05ks4USZMsB4oKS1wP/CqupkOJ6O CEIw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to; bh=g5qL6kmkNUCWJVOAO5tN7lh9mYlutpDDHQAXpBwMgpM=; b=OgFKFRVo7NOsF4JSpCywCLIIqt6JTxhYjcYJOaLE5TfXiFUmiY9/WHYqBcY0yRkS4j EMy51pkxAm1jsnq8bIpVkK+ll22IGWwgE04++49hKEzY57i0yiK5gtLdol+HxQQyERFs 4i404MEXN0wKtuGlqzk5DaBQ04+OHaNYvDk6/MbMIDDRZotsToTfIjHqYoqittx4y0we SEdz67bmWuzIfUqLlzq8nQtP6lGklYMIWMeDzXx/vQdFDorz+QfBct5C10Wm0/ywqJL9 q0zc7QYDOoZdwMuLRgDDf2dT1AKACRKsgfnMvliL0/2O18/DPFw5gMf3JIRMJiA0a1oV Z2Ag== X-Gm-Message-State: AG10YOQOFTSj1ptEe3CTE/wez9vOIZVftKWOzBogEhunLyY7M2PTK05b00QreOg94KBe/WD777GD/ZyWU+KLSQ== Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.50.225.70 with SMTP id ri6mr214265igc.97.1456358703274; Wed, 24 Feb 2016 16:05:03 -0800 (PST) Sender: freemanrich@gmail.com Received: by 10.64.225.232 with HTTP; Wed, 24 Feb 2016 16:05:03 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <56CE12E6.90301@gmail.com> References: <87d1rmt0pf.fsf@nyu.edu> <56CE010D.7080106@ramses-pyramidenbau.de> <878u29ual7.fsf@nyu.edu> <56CE12E6.90301@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2016 19:05:03 -0500 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 5LSf2v2soiklIgCPqf_UC0A_D7k Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Help installing skype From: Rich Freeman To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Archives-Salt: afc5e6f0-2746-4d12-be70-1bccc27a63c4 X-Archives-Hash: b2fea781a83e7fb25af8baac7d38276b On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 3:30 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote: > > I agree with Ralf, a small VM with Windows or an Ubuntu/Mint/whatever > appliance solely for use with skype is probably a better use of your > time. It's a huge PITA to keep abi_x86_32 under control and not bloat, > whereas a VM only needs disk space (cheap as dirt) and apt-get once a > fortnight or so. > A container would work just as well, and uses WAY less RAM (and disk as well). You could keep it running on your desktop all day for about the same resource cost as just running it normally. -- Rich