I have trouble installing skype in Ubuntu 13.10. Installing skype through the Software Center gives an error
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
and after removing skype by using sudo apt-get remove skype I tried to install skype with
sudo apt-get install skype
which gives an error
E: Package 'skype:i386' has no installation candidate
Any ideas how I can install skype?
Download the deb file for ubuntu 12.04 from this link
Download Skype on your computer - Windows, Mac, and Linux - Get Skype
Then issue dpkg command to install
sudo dpkg -i skype-ubuntu-precise_4.2.0.11-1_i386.deb
you may miss some dependencies so issue this command
sudo apt-get -f install
Firstly check whether Canonical Partners is ticked in Software Sources. If no, check it and update.
sudo apt-get update
then you can install it with:
sudo apt-get install skype
open your terminal and do as I mention
wget http://download.skype.com/linux/skype-ubuntu-precise_4.2.0.11-1_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i skype-ubuntu-precise_4.2.0.11-1_i386.deb
thats it, It will install skype in your Ubuntu.
don't worry about bit version.
Install with:
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get -f install
wget -O skype-install.deb https://get.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-deb
sudo dpkg -i skype-install.deb
If you get an error:
sudo dpkg --add-architecture amd64
