{"id":3483,"date":"2014-06-19T05:16:43","date_gmt":"2014-06-19T05:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=3483"},"modified":"2014-09-24T11:21:27","modified_gmt":"2014-09-24T11:21:27","slug":"skype-4-3-install-in-ubuntu-1404","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2014\/06\/skype-4-3-install-in-ubuntu-1404\/","title":{"rendered":"Skype 4.3 Released, How to Install it in Ubuntu 14.04\/12.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/skype-logo-icon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/skype-logo-icon.png\" alt=\"install Skype 4.3 in Ubuntu\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/skype-logo-icon.png 240w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/skype-logo-icon-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Skype for Linux has been updated to version 4.3.0.37 with updated UI, new cloud-based Group chat experience, and more.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft finally announced Skype for Linux 4.3 on June 18, 2014. The new release dropped support for direct Alsa support, now it uses PulseAudio for better calling experience. Also Skype 4.3 contains below changes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An updated UI<\/li>\n<li>Our new cloud-based Group Chat experience<\/li>\n<li>More reliable file transfer support when using multiple devices at once<\/li>\n<li>Greater accessibility by blind and visually impaired users<\/li>\n<li>PulseAudio 3.0 and 4.0 support<\/li>\n<li>Lot of bug fixes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.skype.com\/2014\/06\/18\/skype-4-3-for-linux\/\" title=\"Skype 4.3 for Linux official release note\" target=\"_blank\">Skype 4.3 release note.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Skype4.3-ubuntu-1404.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Skype4.3-ubuntu-1404.jpg\" alt=\"Skype 4.3 in Ubuntu 14.04\" width=\"600\" height=\"328\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Skype4.3-ubuntu-1404.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Skype4.3-ubuntu-1404-300x164.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Install Skype 4.3 in Ubuntu or Linux Mint:<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"arconix-box arconix-box-blue\"><i class='fa fa-2x pull-left fa-info-circle'><\/i><div class=\"arconix-box-content\"> Canonical has finally made the latest Skype 4.3 into the partners repository, which means <b>only do step a.), b.), and c.) will install Skype 4.3 in Ubuntu 14.04 and Ubuntu 12.04<\/b><\/div><\/div>\n<p><del>At the moment, Skype for Linux 4.3 is not available in any Linux repository<\/del>. Below steps will tell you how to install the official <b>.deb<\/b> package in Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04, and their derivatives.<\/p>\n<p><b>1. Install required libraries (for 64-bit system)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Skype website only provides 32-bit package for Ubuntu 12.04 and higher. You&#8217;re unable to install it directly on 64-bit system due to dependencies issue.<\/p>\n<p><b>However, install the old skype from Canonical partners repository will also install the required libraries we need for NEW skype.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>a.)<\/b> Press <b>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run commands one by one to remove old skype and .skype folder:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt-get remove skype skype-bin\n\nrm -rf ~\/.skype<\/pre>\n<p><b>b.)<\/b> Open <b>&#8220;Software &#038; Updates&#8221;<\/b> and enable Canonical partners repository under Other Software tab.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/canonical-partners-repository.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/canonical-partners-repository.jpg\" alt=\"Enable canonical partners repository\" width=\"520\" height=\"239\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/canonical-partners-repository.jpg 520w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/canonical-partners-repository-300x137.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>c.)<\/b> Press <b>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run the commands below to install old skype:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install skype<\/pre>\n<p><b>UPDATE: Below steps are no longer required! Just do the above step a.), b.) and c.) will install Skype 4.3 in your system.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><del><b>c.)<\/b> Once installed, remove the old skype package:<\/del><\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt-get remove skype skype-bin<\/pre>\n<p><del><b>2. Download &#038; install Skype 4.3<\/b><\/del><\/p>\n<p><del>Download the &#8220;Ubuntu 12.04 (multiarch)&#8221; package from: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skype.com\/go\/linux\" title=\"Download Skype for Linux\" target=\"_blank\">www.skype.com\/go\/linux<\/a><\/del><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/download-skype4-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/download-skype4-3.png\" alt=\"Download Skype 4.3 for Linux\" width=\"503\" height=\"240\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/download-skype4-3.png 503w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/download-skype4-3-300x143.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><del>Click to install the package via Ubuntu Software Center. Or run command below in terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T):<\/del><\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">cd ~\/Downloads\/ && sudo dpkg -i skype-ubuntu-precise_*.deb<\/pre>\n<p><del>Once installed, you&#8217;re able to open Skype 4.3 from Unity Dash result:<\/del><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/skype-4.3-ubuntu.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/skype-4.3-ubuntu.png\" alt=\"Skype 4.3 Ubuntu 14.04\" width=\"560\" height=\"382\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/skype-4.3-ubuntu.png 560w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/skype-4.3-ubuntu-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skype for Linux has been updated to version 4.3.0.37 with updated UI, new cloud-based Group chat experience, and more. Microsoft finally announced Skype for Linux 4.3 on June 18, 2014. The new release dropped support for direct Alsa support, now it uses PulseAudio for better calling experience. Also Skype 4.3 contains below changes: An updated [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,7],"tags":[342,855],"class_list":["post-3483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-howtos","category-linux-mint","tag-skype","tag-ubuntu-14-04"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3483"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3483\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}