How to install Skype in Ubuntu 1

Skype is one of the necessities in every machine. Sadly, Skype isn’t available in the Ubuntu Software Center, so we’ll have to download the package and install it manually. There are two ways you can do this.

1. Add canonical Repository and directly install Skype using apt-get.
2. Download Debian package and then install Skype using gdebi.

In this post we’ll install Skype by downloading the Debian package and using gdebi. In the first method, we just have to run a command and update repository and then use apt-get. Since it is fairly simple, we’ll also write down its steps at the end of this post.

So lets see how to install Skype in Ubuntu.

1. sudo apt-get remove skype skype-bin:i386 skype:i386
sudo apt-get install sni-qt:i386
rm -rf ~/.Skype
   Remove earlier versions of Skype using above commands.
2. sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
   If you’re using 64 bit Ubuntu, enable Multiarch if it isn’t already enabled.
   

   If you’re using 64bit Ubuntu, add mutiarch architecture

    

3. sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get install gdebi -y
   Update the repositories and install gdebi. We’ll use gdebi instead of dpkg.
   

   Update repositories and install gdebi

    

4. wget download.skype.com/linux/skype-ubuntu-precise_4.3.0.37-1_i386.deb
   Download Skype package using wget.
   

   Download deb package using wget

   Enter ls to check Skype package.

   

   Check the package

    

5. sudo gdebi skype-ubuntu-precise_4.3.0.37-1_i386.deb
   Install Skype using gdebi.
   

   use gdebi

    

6. Y/y
   Press y to confirm installation.
   

   Press y to install

    

7. skype
   Enterskype to run Skype.
   

   Run skype

   

   Sign in using your credentials

If you want to install through canonical repository:

1. sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ trusty partner' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/canonical_partner.list"    OR
   sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ $(lsb_release -sc) partner"
2. sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install skype