How to install Skype in Ubuntu
In this article we would install Skype on Ubuntu. Skype is the most popular communication software.
It was developed by Ahti Heinla, Priit Kasesalu, and Jaan Tallinn, Danish Janus Friis, and Swedish Niklas Zennstrom. The Skype allows users to communicate with peers by voice using a microphone, video by using a webcam, and instant messaging over the Internet. Unlike most other VoIP services, Skype is a hybrid peer-to-peer and client–server system. It makes use of background processing on computers running Skype software. Skype's original proposed name (Sky Peer-to-Peer) reflects this fact.
With Skype phone calls may be placed to recipients on the traditional telephone networks. Calls to other users within the Skype service are free of charge, while calls to landline telephones and mobile phones are charged via a debit-based user account system.
Skype was bought by Microsoft in 2011.
You can install Skype in three ways.
Unmet dependencies error while installing Skype from software center
Unmet dependencies error while installing Skype from downloaded package
Unmet dependencies error while installing Skype from command line
You need to authenticate this with super user password. Super user account is the user account which we create during the installation.
Run following command to update repository database.
Now we can install Skype on Ubuntu from any of above methods.
Install Skype on Ubuntu from Ubuntu Software center
Open software center
Search for Skype in search box
Select Skype from list and Click on install
Authenticate this with super user password.
That's all we need to install Skype from software center.
Download Skype and install manually
You can always install Skype manually. Go on Skype official site and visit to download section. Direct link to download section is http://www.skype.com/en/download-skype/skype-for-computer/
Select Ubuntu
Save .deb file
Right click on downloaded file and select open with software center
Click on install when it ask.
Install on command line
To install Skype form command line run following command
Confirm when it asks.
After successfully installing Skype it would return to command prompt back.
It was developed by Ahti Heinla, Priit Kasesalu, and Jaan Tallinn, Danish Janus Friis, and Swedish Niklas Zennstrom. The Skype allows users to communicate with peers by voice using a microphone, video by using a webcam, and instant messaging over the Internet. Unlike most other VoIP services, Skype is a hybrid peer-to-peer and client–server system. It makes use of background processing on computers running Skype software. Skype's original proposed name (Sky Peer-to-Peer) reflects this fact.
With Skype phone calls may be placed to recipients on the traditional telephone networks. Calls to other users within the Skype service are free of charge, while calls to landline telephones and mobile phones are charged via a debit-based user account system.
Skype was bought by Microsoft in 2011.
You can install Skype in three ways.
- Ubuntu Software center
- Download Skype and install manually
- Install on command line
Unmet dependencies error while installing Skype from software center
Unmet dependencies error while installing Skype from downloaded package
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
skype is already the newest version.
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
skype : Depends: lib32stdc++6 (>= 4.1.1-21) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: lib32asound2 (> 1.0.14) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: ia32-libs but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libc6-i386 (>= 2.7-1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: lib32gcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1-21+ia32.libs.1.19) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
How to resolve Skype Unmet dependencies error in Ubuntu
You may get above errors since Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx), Skype is part of the Canonical partner repository. So before you install Skype you need to add the Canonical Partner Repository. You can do this by running the following command in terminal.sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ $(lsb_release -sc) partner"
You need to authenticate this with super user password. Super user account is the user account which we create during the installation.
Run following command to update repository database.
sudo apt-get update
Now we can install Skype on Ubuntu from any of above methods.
Install Skype on Ubuntu from Ubuntu Software center
Search for Skype in search box
Select Skype from list and Click on install
Authenticate this with super user password.
That's all we need to install Skype from software center.
Download Skype and install manually
You can always install Skype manually. Go on Skype official site and visit to download section. Direct link to download section is http://www.skype.com/en/download-skype/skype-for-computer/
Select Ubuntu
Save .deb file
Right click on downloaded file and select open with software center
Click on install when it ask.
Install on command line
To install Skype form command line run following command
sudo apt-get install skype
Confirm when it asks.
After successfully installing Skype it would return to command prompt back.
How to launch Skype in Ubuntu
To launch Skype click on Ubuntu button and search for Skype, Click on Skype icon from list
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