how to install skype in my ubuntu 12.04

Question

how to install skype on my ubuntu 12.04 LTS I have tried for sudo apt-get install skype but no use

Answer 1

You can download *.deb file from skype website, navigate to file location, press F4 to open terminal window and type:

sudo dpkg -i filename.deb

You may need to do

sudo apt-get -f install

to install some dependencies

The last step is to install Pulse audio, because without it you won't be able to play/record sound with skype:

sudo apt-get install pavucontrol

Happy skyping!

Answer 2

1. Go to Software and Updates
2. In the Other Software tab check Canonical Partners
3. Close the dialogue box Ubuntu will reload the Software Cache
4. Go to terminal and run sudo apt-get install skype

Answer 3

How to install skype is explained here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Skype Start terminal by pressing alt+f2, write gnome-terminal and press enter then:

For enabling multiarch if you are using x64 version of Ubuntu

sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386

Add the "partner" repository, since Skype isn't included in the main repositories(it is not open source):

sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ $(lsb_release -sc) partner"

Install skype:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install skype pulseaudio:i386

Answer 4

From here.

1. Add the PPA:

   sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ precise partner' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/canonical_partner.list"
   

2. Update your source list:

   sudo apt-get update
   

3. Install skype:

   sudo apt-get install skype