[Freeswitch-users] mod_skypopen, new HOWTO

Anthony Minessale anthony.minessale at gmail.com
Fri Aug 22 03:17:45 MSD 2014 

You should publish that at confluence.freeswitch.org ask someone on IRC how
to get an account to edit.



On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 4:58 PM, Giovanni Maruzzelli <gmaruzz at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Many users have discovered with dismay they can no more operate the old
> Skype client used by mod_skypopen.
>
> Starting first week of August 2014, Microsoft stopped operating the
> authorization
> servers for Linux Skype clients prior to version 4.3.37.
>
> Skype 4.3.37 is the only Skype client version that works.
> Those new Linux Skype clients require Pulseaudio.
>
> New Skype clients and Portaudio use much more CPU on your machine.
>
> With new Skype client, MAX 6 INSTANCES OF THE SAME SKYPEUSERNAME (see
> below)
>
> Follow this page and use the automatic installer, you will be all set.
>
> Please read it all.
> ===========================================================================
> SHORT BLUEPRINT: STEPS NEEDED TO USE SKYPOPEN
>
>    - Compile and install FreeSWITCH
>    - Compile and install mod_skypopen
>    - Install (on Linux) Xvfb and Pulseaudio
>    - Configure Pulseaudio for low cpu usage
>    - Download and install Skype client (on Linux, this is done by the *INTERACTIVE
>    INSTALLER*)
>    - Configure Skype client (on Linux, this is done by the *INTERACTIVE
>    INSTALLER*)
>    - Install and edit mod_skypopen config file (on Linux, this is done by
>    the *INTERACTIVE INSTALLER*)
>    - Create a script to start the Skype clients with needed parameters
>    (on Linux, this is done by the *INTERACTIVE INSTALLER*)
>    - Start Skype clients using the script
>    - Start FreeSWITCH
>    - Load mod_skypopen in FreeSWITCH
>    - Profit!
>
> *NEW Interactive INSTALLER for LINUX*: using the provided script, you'll
> end up with a complete and configured, ready for calls, installation of
> Skypopen on FreeSWITCH!!! (see below)
>
>
> Which Skype Client to use on Linux
>
> Use the *dynamic* build of the *stable* Skype client (4.3.37), is the
> only one that works
>
> (the *interactive installer automatically download and install the
> correct Skype client*, see below).
>
> *Don't* use the package for your distro
>  Supported Platforms and Distros
>
> Skypopen runs well on Linux and Windows. Does *not work on Mac OSX*.
>
> Most used Linux distro are:
>
>    - Debian 7 64 bit server (wheezy)
>    - CentOS 6.5.x 64 bit server(RHEL6)
>    - Ubuntu SERVER LTS 64 bit (Trusty - 14.04)
>
> Linux  Which packages are required to build mod_skypopen on Linux
>
> You will need the libraries needed by Skype client and by the fake X
> server.
>
> *REALLY, you need all the packages below!*
>
> You can cut and paste the follow:
>  Debian 7.x required packages
>
> In addition to the packages required to build and run FreeSWITCH, you will
> need the following:
>
>  # Dependencies for building mod_skypopen:
>  apt-get install \
>  libx11-dev libx11-dev libxau-dev libxcb1-dev libxdmcp-dev \
>  x11proto-core-dev x11proto-input-dev x11proto-kb-dev xtrans-dev
>
>  # Infrastructure needed to run skype client:
>  apt-get install \
>  xvfb pulseaudio
>
>  # Dependencies of skype client:
>  # Enable i386 libraries installing
>  dpkg --add-architecture i386
>  apt-get update
>  # Install libraries
>  apt-get install \
>  fontconfig fontconfig-config gcc-4.7-base:i386 libasound2:i386 \
>  libasound2-plugins:i386 libasyncns0:i386 libattr1:i386 libaudio2:i386 \
>  libavahi-client3:i386 libavahi-common-data:i386 libavahi-common3:i386 \
>  libavcodec53:i386 libavutil51:i386 libc6:i386 libc6-i686:i386 libcap2:i386 \
>  libcomerr2:i386 libcups2:i386 libdbus-1-3:i386 libdirac-encoder0:i386 \
>  libexpat1:i386 libffi5:i386 libflac8:i386 libfontconfig1 libfontconfig1:i386 \
>  libfreetype6:i386 libgcc1:i386 libgcrypt11:i386 libglib2.0-0:i386 \
>  libgnutls26:i386 libgpg-error0:i386 libgsm1:i386 libgssapi-krb5-2:i386 \
>  libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0:i386 libgstreamer0.10-0:i386 libice6:i386 \
>  libjack-jackd2-0:i386 libjbig0:i386 libjpeg8:i386 libjson0:i386 \
>  libk5crypto3:i386 libkeyutils1:i386 libkrb5-3:i386 libkrb5support0:i386 \
>  liblcms1:i386 liblzma5:i386 libmng1:i386 libmp3lame0:i386 libogg0:i386 \
>  libopenjpeg2:i386 liborc-0.4-0:i386 libp11-kit0:i386 libpcre3:i386 \
>  libpng12-0:i386 libpulse0:i386 libqt4-dbus:i386 libqt4-network:i386 \
>  libqt4-xml libqt4-xml:i386 libqtcore4 libqtcore4:i386 libqtdbus4 \
>  libqtdbus4:i386 libqtgui4:i386 libqtwebkit4:i386 libsamplerate0:i386 \
>  libschroedinger-1.0-0:i386 libselinux1:i386 libsm6:i386 libsndfile1:i386 \
>  libspeex1:i386 libspeexdsp1:i386 libsqlite3-0:i386 libssl1.0.0:i386 \
>  libstdc++6:i386 libtasn1-3:i386 libtheora0:i386 libtiff4:i386 libuuid1:i386 \
>  libva1:i386 libvorbis0a:i386 libvorbisenc2:i386 libvpx1:i386 libwrap0:i386 \
>  libx11-6:i386 libx11-xcb1:i386 libx264-123:i386 libxau6:i386 libxcb1:i386 \
>  libxdmcp6:i386 libxext6:i386 libxi6:i386 libxml2:i386 libxrender1:i386 \
>  libxss1:i386 libxt6:i386 libxtst6:i386 libxv1:i386 libxvidcore4:i386 qdbus \
>  ttf-dejavu-core uuid-runtime zlib1g:i386
>
>
>   Ubuntu 14.04.x required packages
>
> In addition to the packages required to build and run FreeSWITCH, you will
> need the following:
>
>  # Dependencies for building mod_skypopen:
>  apt-get install \
>  libx11-dev libx11-dev libxau-dev libxcb1-dev libxdmcp-dev \
>  x11proto-core-dev x11proto-input-dev x11proto-kb-dev xtrans-dev
>
>  # Infrastructure needed to run skype client:
>  apt-get install \
>  xvfb pulseaudio
>
>  # Dependencies of skype client:
>  apt-get install \
>  fontconfig fontconfig-config gcc-4.7-base:i386 libasound2:i386 \
>  libasound2-plugins:i386 libasyncns0:i386 libattr1:i386 libaudio2:i386 \
>  libavahi-client3:i386 libavahi-common-data:i386 libavahi-common3:i386 \
>  libavcodec53:i386 libavutil51:i386 libc6:i386 libc6-i686:i386 libcap2:i386 \
>  libcomerr2:i386 libcups2:i386 libdbus-1-3:i386 libdirac-encoder0:i386 \
>  libexpat1:i386 libffi5:i386 libflac8:i386 libfontconfig1 libfontconfig1:i386 \
>  libfreetype6:i386 libgcc1:i386 libgcrypt11:i386 libglib2.0-0:i386 \
>  libgnutls26:i386 libgpg-error0:i386 libgsm1:i386 libgssapi-krb5-2:i386 \
>  libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0:i386 libgstreamer0.10-0:i386 libice6:i386 \
>  libjack-jackd2-0:i386 libjbig0:i386 libjpeg8:i386 libjson0:i386 \
>  libk5crypto3:i386 libkeyutils1:i386 libkrb5-3:i386 libkrb5support0:i386 \
>  liblcms1:i386 liblzma5:i386 libmng1:i386 libmp3lame0:i386 libogg0:i386 \
>  libopenjpeg2:i386 liborc-0.4-0:i386 libp11-kit0:i386 libpcre3:i386 \
>  libpng12-0:i386 libpulse0:i386 libqt4-dbus:i386 libqt4-network:i386 \
>  libqt4-xml libqt4-xml:i386 libqtcore4 libqtcore4:i386 libqtdbus4 \
>  libqtdbus4:i386 libqtgui4:i386 libqtwebkit4:i386 libsamplerate0:i386 \
>  libschroedinger-1.0-0:i386 libselinux1:i386 libsm6:i386 libsndfile1:i386 \
>  libspeex1:i386 libspeexdsp1:i386 libsqlite3-0:i386 libssl1.0.0:i386 \
>  libstdc++6:i386 libtasn1-3:i386 libtheora0:i386 libtiff4:i386 libuuid1:i386 \
>  libva1:i386 libvorbis0a:i386 libvorbisenc2:i386 libvpx1:i386 libwrap0:i386 \
>  libx11-6:i386 libx11-xcb1:i386 libx264-123:i386 libxau6:i386 libxcb1:i386 \
>  libxdmcp6:i386 libxext6:i386 libxi6:i386 libxml2:i386 libxrender1:i386 \
>  libxss1:i386 libxt6:i386 libxtst6:i386 libxv1:i386 libxvidcore4:i386 qdbus \
>  ttf-dejavu-core uuid-runtime zlib1g:i386
>
>
>   CentOS 6.5.x required packages
>
> In addition to the packages required to build and run FreeSWITCH, you will
> need the following:
>
>  # Dependencies for building mod_skypopen:
>  yum install \
>  libx11-devel
>
>  # Infrastructure needed to run skype client:
>  yum install \
>  pulseaudio Xvfb xorg-x11-fonts* xz pulseaudio-utils
>
>  # Dependencies of skype client:
>  # Enable libraries repo
>  yum localinstall http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/i386/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm
>  # Install libraries
>  yum install \
>  qt-x11.i686 qtwebkit.i686 glibc.i686  libgcc.i686 libstdc++.i686 libXv.i686 \
>  libX11.i686 libXext.i686 libXScrnSaver.i686 libcanberra-gtk2.i686 \
>  gtk2-engines.i686 PackageKit-gtk-module.i686
>
>  Build procedure (all Linuxes) for FS and mod_skypopen
>
> Note you must install the *hd sounds and music* packages, that includes
> both 8khz and 16khz (skype works at 16 khz native), eg: from FreeSWITCH
> source directory: "make hd-sounds-install && make hd-moh-install"
>
> *After you finished to compile FreeSWITCH, in FreeSWITCH source directory
> edit modules.conf and uncomment the mod_skypopen line*. Then, "make
> install" again from the FreeSWITCH root directory (this will compile and
> install just the mod_skypopen module).
>
> make install #yes, again, this time will add mod_skypopen
>
>
>   Pulseaudio Configuration  Debian 7
>
> Configuration files:
>
> edit /etc/default/pulseaudio
> PULSEAUDIO_SYSTEM_START=1
>
> edit /etc/pulse/system.pa # delete or comment out all file contents, and add at the end:
> load-module module-null-sink
> load-module module-native-protocol-unix
>
> edit /etc/init.d/pulseaudio
> # delete --high-priority
>
> edit /etc/pulse/daemon.conf
> # add at the end of the file:
> daemonize = yes
> system-instance = yes
> resample-method = trivial
> flat-volumes = yes
> default-sample-rate = 48000
> default-sample-channels = 1
> default-fragment-size-msec = 20
>
> Add the user running the Skype clients to pulse-access group
>
> adduser root pulse-access
>
>  Ubuntu 14.04
>
> Configuration files:
>
> edit /etc/init/pulseaudio.conf
> # uncomment "start on ..."
>
> edit /etc/pulse/system.pa # delete or comment out all file contents, and add at the end:
> load-module module-null-sink
> load-module module-native-protocol-unix
>
> edit /etc/init.d/pulseaudio
> # delete --high-priority
>
> edit /etc/pulse/daemon.conf
> # add at the end of the file:
> daemonize = yes
> system-instance = yes
> resample-method = trivial
> flat-volumes = yes
> default-sample-rate = 48000
> default-sample-channels = 1
> default-fragment-size-msec = 20
>
> Add the user running the Skype clients to pulse-access group
>
> adduser root pulse-access
>
>
>   CentOS 6.5
>
> Configuration files:
>
> edit /etc/init/pulseaudio.conf
> # uncomment "start on ..."
>
> edit /etc/pulse/system.pa # delete or comment out all file contents, and add at the end:
> load-module module-null-sink
> load-module module-native-protocol-unix
>
> edit /etc/pulse/daemon.conf
> # add at the end of the file:
> daemonize = yes
> system-instance = yes
> resample-method = trivial
> flat-volumes = yes
> default-sample-rate = 48000
> default-sample-channels = 1
> default-fragment-size-msec = 20
>
> Add the user running the Skype clients to pulse-access group
>
> usermod -G pulse-access -a root
>
> Disable SELinux
>
> edit /etc/sysconfig/selinux # disabled!
>
> Start Pulseaudio, there is no /etc/init.d/pulseaudio, so you must start it
> "by hand" (eg: from /etc/rc.local):
>
> /usr/bin/pulseaudio --system=true --daemonize=true --log-level=info --log-target=syslog
>
>  Interactive Skype Client INSTALLER and CONFIGURATOR
>
> Go to the "install" subdir of mod_skypopen sources, then execute the "
> install.pl" script.
>
> cd /usr/src/freeswitch/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypopen/install
> ./install.pl
>
> It will ask you questions and will let you review all the values you
> entered before to do any real action.
>
> Then it will download and install (where you told it) the correct Skype
> client, and will create and install (where and how you told it) all the
> needed configurations and startup scripts.
>
> You'll end up with a complete and configured installation of mod_skypopen
> for FreeSWITCH, ready for calls.
>
> From 0 to Skype calls in 30 seconds !!!
>  Skype 4.3.37 is the only Skype client version that works
>
> Starting first week of August 2014, Microsoft stopped operating the
> authorization servers for Skype clients prior to version 4.3.37. They
> require Pulseaudio. Following this page and using the automatic installer
> you will be all set, no problem.
>  How to start the Skype clients, then start FreeSWITCH and load
> mod_skypopen on Linux
>
> First you start the Skype clients with the script created by the
> interactive configurator, then you start FreeSWITCH, and load mod_skypopen
> in it.
>
> sh /usr/local/freeswitch/skypopen/skype-clients-startup-dir/start_skype_clients.sh
> /usr/local/freeswitch/bin/freeswitch
> load mod_skypopen
>
> Yay!
>  Problems in starting skype clients ?
>
> Check you disabled both SELinux (on CentOS) or AppArmor (on Ubuntu)
>
> Multiple concurrent incoming calls to the same Skype username
>
> *Solutions based on "transfer" the call to another Skype username do not
> work anymore with new Skype client*
>  Running multiple instances (MAX 6) of the same Skype username on Linux,
> for BOTH incoming and outbound calls
>
> *The new Skype client limits the concurrent instances of the same username
> to 6*
>
> *MAX 6 INSTANCES PER SKYPENAME* (you can have many skypenames, each one
> with a max of 6 concurring instances, eg: myskypenameA is used by 6
> concurrent skype clients, myskypenameB is used by 6 concurrent skype
> clients, myskypenameC is used by 6 concurrent skype clients, total 36
> concurrent instances on your machine)
>
> On Linux, you can run multiple instances of the same Skype username (eg:
> multiple Skype clients that register with the Skype networks as the same
> username, eg: 6 instances of the username "Bob"). On Windows, is not
> possible.
>
> Please use the *INTERACTIVE INSTALLER*, it will setup all (download and
> install the correct Skype client, script to start the Skype clients, Skype
> client configs, skypopen.conf.xml config file).
>
> The trick is to launch the client instances with separate Xservers (as
> always with multiple clients) AND separate directories for the Skype
> client's database (eg: by default it resides in the ".Skype" directory in
> the user's home).
>
> You can find an example configuration file and launch scripts in
> configs/multiple-instance-same-skype-username/ directory.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Giovanni Maruzzelli
> Cell : +39-347-2665618
>
> _________________________________________________________________________
> Professional FreeSWITCH Consulting Services:
> consulting at freeswitch.org
> http://www.freeswitchsolutions.com
>
> Official FreeSWITCH Sites
> http://www.freeswitch.org
> http://confluence.freeswitch.org
> http://www.cluecon.com
>
> 
> 
>
> FreeSWITCH-users mailing list
> FreeSWITCH-users at lists.freeswitch.org
> http://lists.freeswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/freeswitch-users
> UNSUBSCRIBE:http://lists.freeswitch.org/mailman/options/freeswitch-users
> http://www.freeswitch.org
>



-- 
Anthony Minessale II       ♬ @anthmfs  ♬ @FreeSWITCH  ♬

☞ http://freeswitch.org/  ☞ http://cluecon.com/  ☞
http://twitter.com/FreeSWITCH
☞ irc.freenode.net #freeswitch ☞ *http://freeswitch.org/g+
<http://freeswitch.org/g+>*

ClueCon Weekly Development Call
☎ sip:888 at conference.freeswitch.org  ☎ +19193869900
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.freeswitch.org/pipermail/freeswitch-users/attachments/20140821/0aaa44d8/attachment-0001.html

Join us at ClueCon 2016 Aug 8-12, 2016
More information about the FreeSWITCH-users mailing list