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 Post subject: Update skype?

Joined: 21 May 2013, 14:53
Posts: 93
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!


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 Post subject: Re: Update skype?

Joined: 04 Nov 2010, 20:51
Posts: 1062
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.


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 Post subject: Re: Update skype?

Joined: 21 May 2013, 14:53
Posts: 93
Thank you, Moe!
I will go to an internet cafe, and download the new version.

Adrian


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 Post subject: Re: Update skype?

Joined: 29 Apr 2013, 06:05
Posts: 36
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


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 Post subject: Re: Update skype?

Joined: 04 Nov 2010, 20:51
Posts: 1062
G'day from Straya.

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


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 Post subject: Re: Update skype?
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Joined: 20 Mar 2012, 13:32
Posts: 116
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.


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 Post subject: Re: Update skype?
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Joined: 05 Nov 2010, 01:00
Posts: 185
For me a simple sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y upgrade did the trick.


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