Installing Skype on 14.04 LTS 64 bit.

[Toni_Vines]

OK, having done a total purge of Skype I'm about to start again.
I'm aware that
sudo apt-get install skype
will install but when I tried to install it last time I had no webcam working and no sound. I know my webcam is ok because it works in Cheese and the overall sound on this PC is good. I'd be very greatful for any pointers / help in achieving this successfully.
Thanking you,
Toni.

[gifford]

You might look this over first: http://www.noobslab.com/2014/01/skyp...nstall-in.html
The alternate method of install listed at the bottom might solve your problem. The -f will attempt to correct any broken dependencies.

[Toni_Vines]

Thanks Gifford, much appreciated.

[Toni_Vines]

OK, I have installed as per the advice given and I have sound but no video. Any help would be wonderful, cheers.
Toni.

[gifford]

Let's see what webcam you are using. Can you post the results of lsusb?

[Toni_Vines]

Here you go!

toni@workstation:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 0079:0006 DragonRise Inc. Generic USB Joystick
Bus 005 Device 005: ID 093a:2468 Pixart Imaging, Inc. SoC PC-Camera
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0a12:0001 Cambridge Silicon Radio, Ltd Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode)
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
toni@workstation:~$

[gifford]

Was the camera working for Skype in another version of Ubuntu?

[Toni_Vines]

Yes it was with a work-around! I've tried this work-around on here but it does nothing. Basically it was a line of code I had to put in the terminal and start Skype with that. Even then it wasn't great. It was fine until I conected with someone, then it started flashing. The person on the other end got a fine, constant picture but mine was dreadful!

[gifford]

Your webcam may not be supported by Skype.
Here is a link:https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SkypeWebCams

[Don_Tai]

I had a couple of webcams that worked straight away in Cheese but did not work on Skype. You may need to switch your webcam, unfortunately.