How to install skype in ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS

Question

I am trying to install Skype on Ubuntu 12.02.05. However, I get an error message:

rails@rails-desktop:~/Downloads$ sudo dpkg -i skype-ubuntu-precise_4.2.0.11-1_i386.deb 
sudo: /var/lib/sudo writable by non-owner (040777), should be mode 0700
[sudo] password for rails: 
dpkg: error processing skype-ubuntu-precise_4.2.0.11-1_i386.deb (--install):
 cannot access archive: No such file or directory
Errors were encountered while processing:
 skype-ubuntu-precise_4.2.0.11-1_i386.deb
rails@rails-desktop:~/Downloads$

How can I solve this?

Then which version of skype to be used in ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS — harsha, Sep 12 '14 at 08:33
at the end of first comment [install skype 4.3] or click here — αғsнιη, Sep 12 '14 at 08:41
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 throwing error dpkg: error: unknown option --add-architecture — harsha, Sep 12 '14 at 08:45
also it seems like your's "sudo" library has wrong permission you can fix it by: sudo chmod 700 /var/lib/sudo — Fih, Sep 12 '14 at 10:16
Why do you want to install Microsoft Skype? If you just want to chat and video-call you should use jitsi ;) — rubo77, Oct 06 '14 at 21:12

slamora · Answer 1 · 2014-09-12T10:27:29.107

dpkg fails because cannot found the file, are you sure that you have download Skype at ~/Downloads ?

Besides that, I recommend to use package manager like apt or aptitude (or if you prefer a graphic utilit Ubuntu Sofware Center).

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

# update packages list and install
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install skype

Source and more info: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Skype

EDIT: removed add i386 as @gertvdijk suggested!

How to install skype in ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS

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