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I know there are a few threads started on this question, but no one seems to be offering answers to them, so I thought I would try my luck.

Skype is giving me the message "problem with audio playback" when I installed it on my ubuntu 13.10 (using lenovo u430, touch screen). It will not let me make or receive calls. I went through the steps provided through the community help docs for troubleshooting Skype and nothing worked. It's a new computer, and the microphone is working fine, from all I've been able to tell.

Please help!!

Alana
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  • "..but no one seems to be offering answers..." in such case what you should do is start a bounty on that question rather than posting a duplicate Q.. for that privilege you'll need to have 75 AU reputation.. – rusty Jan 04 '14 at 17:36
  • Ok, sorry, I didn't know. I'm new to the community. – Alana Jan 08 '14 at 04:09
  • hope someone soon posts a fix that helps you.. keep following.. and btw, welcome to AU.. – rusty Jan 08 '14 at 04:22

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So, seems that you need to install this way (line by line):

Don't forget to uninstall old existing skype from your pc!

sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ $(lsb_release -sc) partner"
sudo apt-get update 
sudo apt-get install skype

This method worked for me. I remember I downloaded skype from skype.com deb package, installed, and had many problems similar to yours. After installing via terminal using repositories, I have 100% luck. Hope that helps ;)

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