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Author:  svattila [ 13 Aug 2014, 22:10 ]
Post subject:  Update skype?

Hello!

I am experiencing problems usig skype. Someone told me that I can not connect, because i am using the old version of skype (4.2)
When I go to the Synaptic, it show the latest version as 4.2, but on trhe skype website it says 4.3. How can I update my skype? There seems to be no option for upload, only for removal or complete removal...
Thank you!

Author:  Moe [ 14 Aug 2014, 02:29 ]
Post subject:  Re: Update skype?

Yo, Adrian. Download the latest version and then either
Code:
sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/skype-ubuntu-precise_4.3.0.37-1_i386.deb
or
Code:
sudo gdebi ~/Downloads/skype-ubuntu-precise_4.3.0.37-1_i386.deb


...it's just probably a better backdoor.

Author:  svattila [ 15 Aug 2014, 17:38 ]
Post subject:  Re: Update skype?

Thank you, Moe!
I will go to an internet cafe, and download the new version.

Adrian

Author:  zenfunk [ 16 Aug 2014, 00:39 ]
Post subject:  Re: Update skype?

Quote:
...it's just probably a better backdoor.


You are probably right, but version 4.2 seems to be not working anymore. Didn't work in Navigatrix and in Ubuntu 12.04 either.

Greetings from Rodrigues,
Christian

Author:  Moe [ 16 Aug 2014, 05:14 ]
Post subject:  Re: Update skype?

G'day from Straya.

Yep, had to replace the First Mate's version in Lubuntu.

Author:  Markus [ 16 Aug 2014, 12:00 ]
Post subject:  Re: Update skype?

Small addendum to the instructions above... I had to manually remove skype and skype-bin before dpkg would allow me to install the new version:
Code:
sudo dpkg -r skype
sudo dpkg -r skype-bin

And then, as per Moe's instructions,
Code:
sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/skype-ubuntu-precise_4.3.0.37-1_i386.deb

The new version did indeed fix the "Skype can't connect" problem; after a short "brought to you by your favorite intelligence agency" splash screen it connects without any hiccups.

Author:  David [ 16 Aug 2014, 13:01 ]
Post subject:  Re: Update skype?

For me a simple sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y upgrade did the trick.

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