[SOLVED] Skype broken

[dibl]

Sometime in the past week skype stopped functioning for me.  Audio and video seem fine, but the communication does not work -- cannot get an answer at test call, and other users don't show up online, nor can they see me online.


Is it the same for everyone?  I assume something in recent Debian development has broken the compatibility with skype ver. 4.2.0.11.  Google is not showing me anything about it.

[devil]

I use Skype every day (video). It works fine and never stopped doing so lately.

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ii  skype         4.2.0.11-1                       i386
this is a 64-bit sytem using alsa

greetz
devil

[dibl]

I was afraid you would say that, devil.

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root@imerabox:/# apt-cache policy skype
skype:i386:
  Installed: 4.2.0.11-1


OK.  Let the troubleshooting begin ....   

[dibl]

Fixed.


I have no idea why, but I purged everything under ~/.Skype, and that cured the problem.  I suspect some kind of malware came in via the skype channel, but it's gone now.