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I am trying to install skype on ubuntu 14.04 gnome but it gives me "package skype has no installation candidate"

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  • @Mitch: That other question does not include Canonical Partners among the answers. Should really be added IMNSHO if this is going to be considered a duplicate. – Gunnar Hjalmarsson Aug 04 '14 at 06:32

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You need to activate the Canonical Partners repository.

  • Start Software & Updates (find it in the Dash)
  • Select the Other Software tab
  • Mark Canonical Partners
Gunnar Hjalmarsson
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You can try to add the source to the source list:

Excerpt from "Install Skype in Ubuntu 14.04...":

Open your terminal (ctrl+alt+t) and use the below command to add the PPA. Issue the password for the user when prompted.

sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ trusty partner' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/canonical_partner.list"

Of course you can substitute trusty with saucy raring quantal precise oneiric natty if you have respectively Ubuntu 13.10, 13.04, 12.10, 12.04, 11.10, 11.04.

After you can install with

 sudo apt-get update 
 sudo apt-get install skype
Hastur
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  • Canonical Partners is not a PPA. – Gunnar Hjalmarsson Aug 04 '14 at 06:21
  • @GunnarHjalmarsson ...but it works even with http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ ;-) I don't know which one is the symbolic link... About Canonical Partners vs PPA right and proper: I suppose the original post came from a time in which skype was not yet in the number of the Canonical Partners but still a lone ranger out of the Microsoft realm. :-) – Hastur Aug 04 '14 at 06:44
  • Yeah, I noticed that about the URL, so I removed that remark. ;) – Gunnar Hjalmarsson Aug 04 '14 at 06:47
  • @GunnarHjalmarsson You remove I add it again :-) I don't know if both links will survive in future: it's possible to use http://archive.canonical.com instead of http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu . At present time both are ok, for the future we cannot say. – Hastur Aug 04 '14 at 06:52