Ubuntu 14.04, problem installing package skype: i386

Question

I have some problems with my Ubuntu 14.04. I can get both wireless and wired Internet with it. It is also very slow to start. When I performed any actions like update, upgrade or install, it will show me this message.

W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems
E: The package skype:i386 needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.

How can I solve those issues?

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Dec 07 '14 at 20:10

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here's the solution that worked for me, I had the same problem,

dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq skype

If you have any broken package, just replace skype with the name of the package. Try that and let me know if that helped you.

edited Dec 07 '14 at 20:10

guntbert

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answered Dec 06 '14 at 06:24

Jake

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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If apt-get can't find the skype package, the Canonical Partner repository is probably not enabled. I suggest that you enable it and try again.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

Community

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answered Jun 22 '14 at 22:22

Gunnar Hjalmarsson

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Ubuntu 14.04, problem installing package skype: i386

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