Skype Help | Ubuntu 12.10

**mikewhatever** · October 24th, 2012

So, there you have it:

> It seems to be a packaging problem

It is not. This is an i386 package; you must have multiarch enabled to install it. Multiarch is enabled by default on all 64-bit installs of Ubuntu 11.10 and later.

Any ideas why the OP wouldn't have multiarch enabled?

**AleksOne** · October 24th, 2012

Originally Posted by bikejunkie

You might have to activate multiarch support

Code:

sudo dpgk --add-architecture i386
sudo touch > /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/multiarch

Then you can install skype with

Code:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install skpe

Hope that helps.

1st one:

sudo dpgk --add-architecture i386
sudo: dpgk: command not found

2nd one:

sudo touch > /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/multiarch
bash: /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/multiarch: Permission denied

Any advice?

**AleksOne** · October 24th, 2012

Originally Posted by draucia

try

Code:

sudo apt-get -f install

I get this:

sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 18 not upgraded.

**AleksOne** · October 24th, 2012

Going to uninstall this crap in a minute, any recommendations on what version i should install? or just re install ubuntu 12.10?

**mastablasta** · October 24th, 2012

12.04 is supported for 4.5 more years...

**Nagihiko** · December 1st, 2012

I'm having the same problem as AleksOne regarding Skype installation. I too have tried all the suggestions in this thread, but it's still not working. If anyone does find a solution to this, please PM me!~

-Edit-

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu...uestion/214084

I finally found a solution that worked!~

**Jan Greeff** · December 12th, 2012

Individually.

Skype would not relaunch after reboot on Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal until I updated the installation via Synaptic, then Skype bin loaded and everything was fine.