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Friday, October 30, 2009

How to install Skype on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala


The two methods  below doesn't work now. Please see http://blog.dipinkrishna.info/2009/11/how-to-download-and-install-skype-for_3060.html for a successfull installation of skype on ubuntu.

I have provided two methods. Please do comment which one is successful.

Follow these steps to install skype in ubuntu 9.10 (64 bit).
        First add:
            deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ karmic free non-free
        to your source.list
Now open a terminal and type:
$ sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
Then do an update:
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get --yes -q --allow-unauthenticated install medibuntu-keyring
$ sudo apt-get -q update
And finally install Skype.
$ sudo apt-get install skype
Ready ... now start skype with
$ skype

OR


Download the setup
32 -bit
64 -bit


Launch the Skype install .deb file (just double click it) and follow the on screen prompts.

(To start Skype  at system startup)
Go to "System -> Preferences -> Startup Application", Click "Add" and enter the following details:
  • Name: Skype
  • Command: skype
Click "Save"
Next time you start your system Skype will auto-launch.

Enjoy using Skype in ubuntu.

27 comments:

Christopher on November 1, 2009 4:58 PM said...

Method 2 worked for me first time for installation. Thank you. I cannot seem to get Skype to run at startup though, but that's probably down to me.

we_wake on November 2, 2009 11:35 AM said...

second procedure worked for me. the one downloading .deb package but not the commands in the terminal.
Thanks.

Gabriela Motta on November 2, 2009 8:43 PM said...

second for me too... but i haven't tried the first one. thank you

KhateMan on November 3, 2009 2:39 PM said...

I used the 1st method just because I wanted it a lil bit harder and it worked fine with me!

Miodrag on November 3, 2009 6:03 PM said...

both of methods did not work for me.
in both case system write me a message that I don't have some packets:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
skype:
Depends: ia32-libs (>= 1.6) but it is not going to be installed

Depends: lib32asound2 (> 1.0.14) 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

Depends: lib32nss-mdns but it is not going to be installed
Depends: lib32stdc++6 (>= 4.1.1-21) but it is not going to be installed

Depends: libc6-i386 (>= 2.3.2) but it is not going to be installed

E: Broken packages

Ramon on November 7, 2009 3:55 PM said...

I installed Skype on Karmic, but it does not seem to detect any microphones. It detected my webcam and that is the microphone I use. Can anybody help please?

Dipin Krishna on November 8, 2009 1:59 PM said...

Try installing the skype version 2.0 and and select "HD Intel (hw:0)" option in skype's autio properties.

If you have already installed Skype 2.1 from Medibuntu Repos, you will have to uninstall skype-common via synaptic, as well as skype, or else the Skype 2.0 package will not install via GDebi.

Get the verion 2.0 from here http://download.skype.com/linux/skype-debian_2.0.0.72-1_i386.deb

Maurício on November 11, 2009 1:14 AM said...

Nothing worked here. The first method broke when I tried

#sudo apt-get --yes -q --allow-unauthenticated install medibuntu-keyring

and the second says, after the launch, wrong architeture 'i386'.

Any one can help me?

Maurício on November 11, 2009 1:24 AM said...

BUT I need to install medibuntu first, by
# sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list
and add the line
deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ karmic free non-free
to that archive, ant then update and install skype.

Joshua on November 22, 2009 12:21 PM said...

Method 2 worked softly for me.
Thanks a lot!

Patrick et Valérie! on November 24, 2009 6:43 PM said...

#1 Worked like a charm, BUT:

First add: deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ karmic free non-free to your source.list

FYI I am on Kubuntu 9.10, x64 flavor.

Cheers!

Reinaldo on November 28, 2009 5:20 AM said...

Comigo a instalação funcionou perfeitamente, porém o áudio com o pulseaudio não funcionou. A mensagem de erro é... "RtApiAlsa: underrun detected"

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reinaldovale@gmail.com
Fortaleza - Brasil

Reinaldo on November 28, 2009 5:23 AM said...

A instalação funcionou perfeitamente, porém o áudio com pulseaudio não funcionou. A mensagem de erro é... "RtApiAlsa: underrun detected"

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reinaldovale@gmail.com
Fortaleza - CE - Brasil

Winston on November 29, 2009 1:42 PM said...

The first method worked for me

Deivis on November 29, 2009 5:27 PM said...

First procedure worked for me. 9.10 x32

A on December 12, 2009 8:25 PM said...

Hi , the 2nd works fine @ first shoot.

(I did not try the first.)
... even if we should work "Microsoft-different" and double click is always the same...

The easiest the better. x32.KK9.10
Thank you for your help.

eRiC on December 14, 2009 5:37 AM said...

2nd method is just what I tried in the first place: goto skype download latest package, doubleclick: Fehler: Falsche Systemarchitektur »i386«
Error: wrong system architechture »i386«

what does that mean?

And 1st method? I'm new to linux and ubuntu. But not afraid of code though. But what is my "source.list"?!?

NextGE on December 18, 2009 5:54 AM said...

Thanks Guys,

I just tried second method, so far so good.

Keep up good work!!!!

saltydog on December 30, 2009 12:26 AM said...

No more skype on medibuntu repositories as of today!

Cannae on January 10, 2010 9:57 AM said...

Did the first one but sudo apt-get install skype failed to find skype.

Then used the second method with a Debian bouble click and it installed on my i386.

There was a missing dependency on second one until I did the first up to sudo apt-get install skype then the Debian double click worked perfect.

---Cannae

Robert on January 16, 2010 9:37 PM said...

im new to ubuntu and the second method was fast easy and worked just fine

thank you

Allen on January 17, 2010 9:16 PM said...

Method two worked the first time for me. I've been struggling with this issue for weeks.

Thanks!

kyle_dent on January 21, 2010 10:55 AM said...

Eric (a few posts up) it means that you are running with an intel chipset as opposed to an AMD. That download is for AMD processors only. Download

http://download.skype.com/linux/skype-debian_2.0.0.72-1_i386.deb

Its for I386 Intel chipset, which is what you need.

Cheers,
Kyle

James Arnold Nogra on February 17, 2010 4:59 PM said...

thanks for this... not a great help but it works... ahehehehe

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mikke on February 26, 2010 1:50 AM said...

Thanks for your help Dipin.
First method doesn't work but the second is OK.

See you

Anonymous said...

Method two worked fine for me. I logged in and it worked fine.

dosgordos on July 15, 2010 2:23 AM said...

tnks man =D

 

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