Linux Skype Webcam Fix

I recently upgraded from Debian 5 to 6 and suddenly the video skype stopped working.

I google and found this link that fixed the problem, the text is well written and I recommend reading.

But I had to replace the dir /usr/local/lib by /usr/lib, so the fix for Debian 6 is:

1. Install libv4l-0 package.


2. Create the directory ~/bin, if you do not have a bin in your home directory.


3. Be sure that ~/bin dir comes before /usr/bin in your PATH environment variable.


4. Create the file ~/bin/skype.


5. Change file permission: chmod a+x ~/bin/skype


6. The ~/bin/skype file content with the replacement is:
   

   #!/bin/bash
   export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so
   /usr/bin/skype

That's all folks!

Thanks Jestin for posting this fix.