HOWTO: Install Skype on 64-bit Ubuntu

[Cappy]

https://developer.skype.com/LinuxSkype
The skype EULA: http://www.skype.com/company/legal/eula/index.html

Copy and paste the block of code into your terminal to use. The terminal can be found at Applications-->Accessories-->Terminal

Medibuntu's Repositories:

Medibuntu offers skype, which can be added to your repositories here: Medibuntu
You can then install skype by using your Synaptic Package Manager to search for "skype" or

sudo apt-get install skype

Install:

Install directly from the website:

sudo apt-get install ia32-libs lib32asound2 libasound2-plugins; wget -O skype-install.deb http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-ubuntu-amd64; sudo dpkg -i skype-install.deb

Older Ubuntu Install:

sudo apt-get install ia32-libs lib32asound2 libasound2-plugins; wget -N frozenfox.freehostia.com/cappy/getlibs-all.deb; wget -O skype-install.deb http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-ubuntu-amd64; sudo dpkg -i skype-install.deb; sudo dpkg -i getlibs-all.deb; sudo getlibs -p libqtcore4 libqtgui4 bluez-alsa

If it fails to run please run "skype" in the terminal and post the output with your question.

[wildlifer]

Works perfectly! Thanks a lot!

[Garyu]

Works great, but no desktop/panel/menu icon/starter... You should add that to make the guide complete.

[jespdj]

Note, if you have a webcam, it's not going to work in Skype on Linux; the Linux version of Skype does not support video.

[Cappy]

I'm not sure how to add a menu icon from the command line. I was using skype 1.3 so my old link launches the new one.

[SebbeJohan]

Thanks a lot Cappy! works like a charm!

[Garyu]

Originally Posted by Cappy I'm not sure how to add a menu icon from the command line. I was using skype 1.3 so my old link launches the new one.

gedit ~/Desktop/Skype.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Exec=skype
Name=Skype
Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/skype.png

Save the file, and voila you have a desktop icon. You can drag-and-drop it to add it to the panel. I'm not sure how to add it to the menu though, other than right-clicking and choose to edit the menu, but that wouldn't be command-line copy-and-paste...

[fede]

Hello,

First, thanks for the guide.

Second: ia32-libs doesn't seem to be in the repos (universe, multiverse & medibuntu enabled here).

fede@fs-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install ia32-libs libsigc++-2.0-0c2a
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package ia32-libs
fede@fs-desktop:~$

Is it in backports? Or elsewhere?

Thanks!

[Cappy]

ia32-libs is in universe

or you can just download it from packages

wget http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/i/ia32-libs/ia32-libs_1.5ubuntu9_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i ia32-libs_1.5ubuntu9_amd64.deb

[fede]

Sorry, I didn't realize you were posting in the amd64 section.

I have a 32 bit processor (using generic kernel). I was trying to follow your instructions for i386; and the error I posted was using feisty 32 bit version. I have double (and triple) checked: I've got universe enabled and there is no ia32-libs package; the link you give is for amd64 as the package name implies, I suppose... Do you know if I need it or something else to make skype 1.4 work on a 32 bit i386 feisty?

Thanks!