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I am using Ubuntu 16.04 now and I'm having problem with installing skype, when I tried to install skype, it turned out like this:

sudo apt-get install Skype
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package Skypes guy

Can you guys help me please?

Kevin Bowen
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Nguyễn Thanh Tùng
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all the previous version of skype has been outdated on July,1st 2017. So in order to install skype for linux download .deb file from link https://www.skype.com/en/download-skype/skype-for-linux/ and after download

  1. Go to the download directory and open terminal

  2. Type command sudo dpkg -i skypeforlinux-64.deb

All done !!

Marc Vanhoomissen
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Shadab Khan
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The simplest way to install skype will be snap. I was troubled with this installation for long. On trying the installation using the Software Updater of Ubuntu, I was getting span error. Then I went through this step, and found this simplest method of snap.

snap is providing the installation of skype. Use these steps in command line.

Step 1: snap find "skype"

Step 2: sudo snap install skype --classic

After the execution, skype window opens and then you can continue.

For more details of snap, and its errors, use the link https://itsfoss.com/snapd-error-ubuntu/

Yashi Srivastava
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Command line way:

Open Terminal & copy paste the following commands

sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/   $(lsb_release -sc) partner"
sudo apt-get update 
sudo apt-get install skype
James
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You need to go to the website and download the deb file and then sudo dpkg -i install it https://www.skype.com/en/download-skype/skype-for-computer/

Greg
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What I did was typed the following commands in terminal,

sudo apt-get remove skype skype-bin:i386 skype:i386
sudo apt-get install sni-qt:i386
rm -rf ~/.Skype
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt-get update

Then I used this link: Click here for download, it automatically downloaded the file for me.Clicking on that file led to the Ubuntu Software center from where I installed.And it works now.

Radha Kumari
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For me none of the above worked. Bit of a workaround but Franz gives you full function Skype client, WhatsApp client and more on Linux. Works like a charm for me >> https://github.com/meetfranz/franz-app/releases/download/4.0.4/Franz-linux-x64-4.0.4.tgz

bernora
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