Prerequisites

• A Ubuntu 22.04 system with Desktop Access.
• You must have sudo privileged account access to your system.

How to Install Skype on Ubuntu 22.04

You can choose one of the below two methods for installing Skype on the Ubuntu 22.04 LTS system. The first method will use modern snap packages for installing Skype.

Method 1: Install Skype using Snap Package

The Snap daemon is default installed on Ubuntu 22.04 system. Also, the Skype package is available on Snapcraft, which helps to quickly install it on a Linux system.

Open a terminal on your system, which can be found under applications, or use key combination CTRL + ALT + T. Then type the below command to install Skype from snap packages.

sudo snap install skype --classic 

This will take a few seconds to complete the installation. Once the command finishes, you can start using Skype.

Method 2: Install Skype using Debian Package

This is the traditional method to install packages using the Debian package. The Skype team provides a Debian package, that can be downloaded from its official download page.

You can also use the command line to download the latest Skype Debian package. Simply execute the following commands to download the Skype Debian package:

wget https://repo.skype.com/latest/skypeforlinux-64.deb 

Then use the apt install command to install the locally downloaded package file.

sudo apt install ./skypeforlinux-64.deb 

That’s it. This will complete the Skype installation on the Ubuntu system.

Launch Skype Application

You have successfully installed Skype on the Ubuntu system. Search for the Skype launcher under the applications to start the Skype application. You will see the Skype launch as shown below image.

Click the launch icon on your system. This will open Skype application on your Ubuntu system. Now, you can start using Skype.

Conclusion

Moreover, as there are various third-party sites that offer scripts and packages to install individual software on Debian (or any other operating system), we also have listed some reliable sites where you can get these scripts to install Skype on Ubuntu 22.04 or any different version of Debian that supports snap packages.

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This tutorial will help you to install Skype on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Focal Fossa Linux system.

Prerequisites

A Ubuntu 20.04 system with Desktop access. You must have sudo privileged account access to your system.

Install Skype on Ubuntu 20.04

You can choose one of the below two methods for installing Skype on the Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa) system. The first method will use modern snap packages for installing Skype.

• Method 1 – Install Skype with Snap Package

  Launch a terminal by pressing CTRL+ALT+T on your Ubuntu system. Then type the below command to install Skype from snap packages.

  sudo snap install skype --classic 
  

  This will take a few seconds to complete the installation. Once the command finishes, you can start using Skype.

• Method 2 -Install Skype with Debian Package

  This is the traditional method to install packages using the Debian package. Skype official team provides a Debian package to download and install on your system.

  Execute the below commands on your terminal to download the Skype Debian package and install it.

  wget https://repo.skype.com/latest/skypeforlinux-64.deb 
  sudo dpkg -i skypeforlinux-64.deb 
  

  In the case of the above command failed to install the package due to any dependency run command.

  sudo apt-get install -f 
  

Launch Skype Application

You have successfully installed Skype on the Ubuntu system. To start the Skype application, search for the Skype launcher under the applications. You will see the Skype launch as shown below image.

Click the launch icon on your system. This will open Skype application on your Ubuntu system. Now, you can start using Skype.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned about two methods to install Skype on Ubuntu 20.04 Linux system.

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If you use Linux as your primary operating system or as a secondary OS on your computer, you might be interested in installing Skype on it. This article will help you learn how to install Skype on Debian. Read on to discover more.

How to Install Skype on Debian

First of all, download the Skype package for the Debian system from its official download page. You can also use the below command to download the latest available Debian package.

wget https://repo.skype.com/latest/skypeforlinux-64.deb 

Then, use the following command to install the downloaded skype package on your Ubuntu system.

sudo dpkg -i skypeforlinux-64.deb 

In the case of the above command failed to install the package due to any dependency run command.

sudo apt-get install -f 

Launch Skype Application

Use your dashboard skype button to start skype on your system, or you can use the following command as well.

skypeforlinux 

For the first time, it will prompt for accepting an agreement.

Conclusion

This tutorial helped you for installing Skype on your Debian desktop system. Now create an account with Skype or log in with existing account details.

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Skype Features

The latest version of Skype have a number of of features, Useful for a small office as well as large corporate.

• Audio Calling (Free Skype to Skype)
• Video Calling
• Video conferencing
• File sharing
• Screen sharing
• Group screen sharing
• Calls to mobiles and landlines
• And many more features…

Step 1 – Download Skype Debian Package

First of all, download the Skype package for the Debian system from its official download page. You can also use the below command to download the latest available Debian package.

wget https://repo.skype.com/latest/skypeforlinux-64.deb

Step 2 – Install Skype on Ubuntu

Use the following command to install the downloaded skype package on your Ubuntu system.

sudo dpkg -i skypeforlinux-64.deb

In the case of the above command failed to install the package due to any dependency run command.

sudo apt-get install -f

Step 3 – Launch Skype

Use your dashboard skype button to start skype on your system, or you can use the following command as well.

skypeforlinux

For the first time, it will prompt for accepting an agreement.

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Skype is also available for Android and iPhone’s. This article will help you to install Skype on CentOS, RHEL and Fedora Systems.

Step 1 – Download Skype RPM

First of all, download the latest available Skype rpm file from its official download page. The desktop users click here to download the file and the terminal users run below command.

wget https://repo.skype.com/latest/skypeforlinux-64.rpm 

Step 2 – Install Skype RPM

Now install the downloaded package using yum localinstall command. So it can also resolve all the dependencies and install on your system.

sudo dnf localinstall skypeforlinux-64.rpm 

Step 3 – Launch Skype

You can use the graphical navigation menu or use the following command to launch Skype from the command line and accept terms and conditions for the first time.

skypeforlinux 

You can also launch skype using the desktop launcher.

Congratulation’s! You have successfully installed skype on your system. To Install skype on Ubuntu visit, Skype Ubuntu installation page.

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