Installing Skype on Ubuntu 8.10

First, download the Ubuntu version of Skype from here.

Once the .deb file has been downloaded to your desktop, double-click on it to begin the installation. If any additional package files are required they will be automatically downloaded and installed.

When the installation is completed, you can open Skype by going to Applications -> Internet.

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13 Responses to “Installing Skype on Ubuntu 8.10”

  1. Jos Says:
    November 9, 2008 at 11:19 am

    Hi, just wanted to THANK YOU for this great & so easy explained tutorial! Really great… thanx again & keep us posted!

    grtz

  2. Anders Says:
    February 10, 2009 at 7:07 pm

    Thx, but I can’t talk with microphone… It says: “Problem with Audio playback”. Anyone got any tip?

  3. LibertyOrDeath Says:
    February 11, 2009 at 6:20 am

    Anders:
    If you have “Problem with Audio playback” you will just probably have to mess around with the audio settings in your system. Enable the Mic, play with the levels, put them up, and keep making the test calls to see if you got it right.
    Most likely is just something minor.

  4. lawrmc Says:
    March 22, 2009 at 8:30 pm

    I get the error “Wrong Arcitechture 1386!when I try and run the installer. Any ideas?

  5. memomachine Says:
    April 1, 2009 at 3:49 am

    Hmmm.

    Yeah it’s a pain. I’ve got a 64-bit AMD as well. Irritating. Perhaps I should have installed the 32-bit version of Ubuntu after all.

  6. bob Says:
    April 1, 2009 at 6:01 pm

    All I get is:
    Error: Dependency is not satisfiable: libqt4-core

  7. Ray Says:
    April 4, 2009 at 12:43 am

    Hi

    I have just installed 8.10 on a dual boot system and get the error message “Wrong Architecture ‘i386′

  8. Joe Says:
    April 14, 2009 at 4:20 pm

    If you get a “Wrong Architecture ‘i386′” reply try following package: http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-ubuntu-amd64

    hth

  9. mage Says:
    April 18, 2009 at 12:19 am

    Hi, im getting this following error msg,

    The package might be corrupted or you are not allowed to open the file. Check the permissions of the file.

  10. laeonux Says:
    April 21, 2009 at 10:44 am

    The easiest workaround is to simply delete the file and download again. Or, you may want to open a terminal and type sudo dpkg -i .deb

  11. laeonux Says:
    April 21, 2009 at 10:44 am

    **sudo dpkg -i __skype_package.deb

  12. Joseph Says:
    June 26, 2009 at 6:32 pm

    I am getting the “Dependency not satisfiable: libqt 4-core

  13. Joseph Says:
    June 26, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    got any Ideas, I have Ubuntu 8 . 10,

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