Easy way to install Skype on Ubuntu
This post was written by admin on August 30, 2009
Posted Under: General
Posted Under: General
Install Skype in ubuntu is very easy,you just need to follow these steps.
First,open a terminal window and add the Medibuntu repository by this command:
For,ubuntu 9.04
sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/jaunty.list --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
For,ubuntu 8.10
sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/intrepid.list --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
For,ubuntu 8.04
sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
Then,add the GPG key to your keyring:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update
install Skype by type this command:
sudo apt-get install skype
Now,you can open skype at Application->Internet menu.
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Reader Comments
I have an easier way: just go to http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-ubuntu-64 (or replace “64″ with “32″).
1 click versus 3 lines in Konsole. duh.
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