HowTo: Add Official Skype Apt Repository

[lotusleaf]

According to this thread on the Skype forums:

"yum/apt repositories - please test" posted by 'terminus', a member of the 'Skype staff'

They now have an official Skype apt source for Skype for Linux. From the above linked post, here's the details on the apt repository:

Using Skype's apt repository

Simply add the following line to your sources.list file (usually /etc/apt/sources.list):

deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free

Now you can use apt-get update to sync to latest repository and then apt-get install skype to install Skype on your machines.

Edit: I just added it to my sources.list and it works fine.

[manicka]

Thanks for this lotusleaf. Works well

P.S. Nice to see you around this forum. I wondered where you'd disappeared to

[Caboto]

Worked perfectly for me. Big thanks! I always forgot to update my skype...

[Hex]

Works for me too, updating as we speak Thanks!

p.s. Nice website

[kb00heda]

I'll second that --- nice tip for us who always forget to manually check for updates! Also, as for now, I'm only using Skype for telephony, via SkypeOut and SkypeIn. So far so good ...

[mbirkis]

Hi...

Just thought i should mention that this does not work on 64bit installs of ubuntu.

[bungopolis]

Using the official Skype repository is now the method included in the Ubuntu Wiki guide at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SkypeHowto

[xodeus]

According to this thread on the Skype forums:

"yum/apt repositories - please test" posted by 'terminus', a member of the 'Skype staff'

They now have an official Skype apt source for Skype for Linux. From the above linked post, here's the details on the apt repository:



Edit: I just added it to my sources.list and it works fine.

This really works.
Great.

[agm642]

I have a problem with this. It tells me:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
skype: Depends: libqt3c102-mt (>= 3:3.3.3.2) but 3:3.3.3-7ubuntu3 is to be installed
E: Broken packages

Can somebody help me?

Edit: I'm REALLY sorry, I forgot I mustn't post questions here... Sorry...

[foxy123]

I have a problem with this. It tells me:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
skype: Depends: libqt3c102-mt (>= 3:3.3.3.2) but 3:3.3.3-7ubuntu3 is to be installed
E: Broken packages

Can somebody help me?
Edit: I'm REALLY sorry, I forgot I mustn't post questions here... Sorry...

it's a skype bug. For some reasons their Debian version on which they built the package has 3:3.3.3.2, not 3:3.3.3-x as Ubuntu and some other distros (including Debian) have. Search a forum and you will find the solution. You need actually install a previous version which is compiled fine or use another method.