Skype audio and missing volume indicator. Help!

**K1251** · July 14th, 2011

Ok, basically I was having some problems with the audio in skype, and as per the instructions on this page, I ran

Code:

sudo apt-get purge pulseaudio && sudo apt-get install esound

(note: using apt-get not aptitude).

The only effect this had was to remove the volume indicator/menu from unity's top panel and didn't fix the sound in skype.

So I did

Code:

sudo apt-get purge esound
sudo apt-get install pulseaudio

and the volume indicator is still missing. And the audio still doesn't work in skype.

Help?

**K1251** · July 14th, 2011

Update: I got the volume menu back by doing

Code:

sudo apt-get install indicator-sound

So now the main problem is the audio in skype. Any sounds made through skype, whether it's the sign in sound or someone talking, even the test call, are really distorted and crackly. And it's only skype that does it, sound is fine everywhere else.