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I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on my machine since long. I installed "Skype 4.2 for Linux". It was working fine till yesterday night. But today when I tried to log-in to skype I'm not able to do it. An error message "Skype can't connect." is displaying when I press Sign in button after filling the Skype Name and Password. I'm damn sure about the Skype Name and Password I'm entering are correct. I tried with the same credentials on a machine running on Windows 7. I was able to log-in over there.

To resolve this issue I tried almost everything, from removing Skype completely to install Skype again and again from 'Ubuntu Software Center', 'By downloading latest Skype .deb file and running it on my machine', 'Disabled the firewall', etc. but every time the result is same.

For your information I'm also attaching the screen shot of the error message to this question. enter image description here So can some one help me in this regard please? Thanks in advance.

PHPLover
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According to OMG Ubuntu

Older versions of Skype will stop working; they won’t be able to sign into ...the service.

Why? Microsoft says they “…want everyone to experience the best Skype has to offer – from enhanced quality to better reliability to improved security – and the newest version of Skype is the way to do that.”

That's the reason you're facing such problem. Don't worry the latest Skype 4.3 is now available in the Ubuntu Partner repository, so just install the update and you'll be fine.

Eric Carvalho
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