Is ubuntu not good enough for skype?

Question

I just want to know if skype is not good enough for ubuntu..

When ever i am using other applications my system is responding properly but when ever i use skype it is getting stuck most of the times... when i use video chat it cpu usage is going to 45%.. I am worried about this..

delete skype history from windows account does not delete history from ubuntu account is another reason why i thing ubuntu is not good enough for skype...

Do i have to make some changes in my system?

Did you go through Skype Troubleshooting? It says something about system hangs and other things. — Ron, May 02 '15 at 15:24
Are you experiencing the same problem as in System hangs for a short while (few seconds) in that link? — Ron, May 02 '15 at 15:40
That is what i am saying.. i do not understand what it is asking me to do... @Ron — , May 02 '15 at 15:57
Funny thing: Skype in GNU/Linux actually a bit better than the one in Windows®. I.e. context menu of the Skype icon in a tray have a line «Exit», so, in GNU/Linux it does exits the Skype, but in Win exits the… account! — Hi-Angel, May 02 '15 at 16:58

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered May 02 '15 at 16:08

If you are experiencing the same problem as described here, follow the instructions given in the System hangs for a short while (few seconds) section. In summary:

Open your favorite text editor and copy the following codes in to it and save skype.c

#define _GNU_SOURCE 1
#include <dlfcn.h>
#include <pthread.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

int (* orig_pthread_create) (pthread_t *thread,
       const pthread_attr_t *attr,
       void *(*start_routine)(void*), void *arg) = NULL;

static void change_sched_policy (pthread_attr_t *attr) {

   int policy;

   if (attr == NULL) return;
   pthread_attr_getschedpolicy (attr, &policy);
   if (policy == SCHED_FIFO) {
      printf ("### SCHED_FIFO policy changed to SCHED_RR\n");
      pthread_attr_setschedpolicy (attr, SCHED_RR);
   }
}

int pthread_create(pthread_t *thread,
       const pthread_attr_t *attr,
       void *(*start_routine)(void*), void *arg) {

   pthread_attr_t new_attr;

   if (orig_pthread_create == NULL) {
      orig_pthread_create = dlsym (RTLD_NEXT, "pthread_create");
   }

   change_sched_policy (attr);

   return orig_pthread_create (
      thread, attr, start_routine, arg
   );

}

In terminal type:

gcc -shared -o libskype.so skype.c

and launch skype as:

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=path_to/libskype.so:/usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
/usr/bin/skype

gcc: error: skype.c: No such file or directory gcc: fatal error: no input files compilation terminated. — , May 03 '15 at 11:23
run this command from the directory in which you saved skype.c or if you are running it from any other location provide the full path to the location of skype.c in the gcc command. — Ron, May 03 '15 at 15:46

Is ubuntu not good enough for skype?

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