Skype in Linux: No device found for Audio, microphone, Camera

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I followed How do I install Skype? to install Skype into my Linux. Chat is working fine but Audio, microphone, Camera is not working. When I checked in Skype under Tools > Audio Video Settings then I found that it's showing No device found.

Skype needs pulseaudio, and older versions of Lubuntu don't have it. `sudo apt-get install pulseaudio`. — mikewhatever, Dec 16 '17 at 12:18
I have this problem -- almost: my camera is working, but not the audio. I get the system pings, but no sound at all via "Echo service", nor in the audio settings test. When I check the audio in `Settings > Sound > Applications`, "Skype" is showing with a Chromium icon. So I tried Jason David Hartzell's suggestion ... it the Chromium "Skype" extension (from www.skype.com) works perfectly. I'm running 18.04 pre-release, and Pulseaudio 11.1 is installed. Odd. It would still be good to have the "proper" client working properly, but at least I can use Skype on this machine now. — Dɑvïd, Jan 12 '18 at 09:43
I tried deb, snap and chromium plugin on Kubuntu 18.04.2 LTS but nothing worked. I have Pulseaudio 11.1 installed. Goodbye Skype! — Falko Menge, Apr 25 '19 at 17:49
If KDE is used then you need to remove `~/.config/kmixrc` file and restart Skype. — s4bba7, Jun 16 '20 at 23:02

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 02 '19 at 07:02

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I am using Ubuntu 18.04 and the editor Atom.

I found out that whenever I open Atom, Skype will not find any devices (no sound, no microphon, no camera).

However if I close Atom, and then start Skype, everything is shown. If I start Atom after Skype, everything will still work.

Very strange, but maybe it helps if you just close everything before starting Skype in Ubuntu.

answered Oct 02 '19 at 07:02

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I don't have Atom, but I do have Visual Studio Code and both use the same Electron base, so after following your steps Skype worked again! – Igor Rodriguez Jul 13 '21 at 08:46

score 4 · Answer 2 · edited Aug 24 '21 at 20:32

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After a long investigation, I finally found the solution. Just remove the contents of the $HOME/.config/pulse/ (or rename the pulse to pulse.BAK to be safer).

I had old files created by the previous Linux installation. After removing those files Skype runs perfectly on every start.

edited Aug 24 '21 at 20:32

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answered Jun 18 '20 at 20:04

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This worked for my flatpak installation of Skype after closing most running applications. – Carolus Aug 24 '21 at 09:55
This worked for me too. Flatpak install on Pop OS. I renamed the directory and restarted. – Brad Oct 23 '21 at 23:10

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 10 '18 at 12:10

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I had the same problem and tried many of the 'old' solutions in the blog posts. There is a very simple solution. Download Google Chrome internet browser, go to 'extensions' type SKYPE, and download the first SKYPE extension. An icon will appear on the Chrome toolbar for skype - click it! sign in... And... you're done ;-)

answered Jan 10 '18 at 12:10

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Works for me - thanks! See further detail in [my comment to OP](https://askubuntu.com/questions/986810/skype-in-linux-no-device-found-for-audio-microphone-camera#comment1606447_986810). – Dɑvïd Jan 12 '18 at 09:44
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This is not a solution. The problem is with the native linux client and/or some interaction with audio/video in recent linux distribs. This solution suggests using something other than the native linux client. – Martin Spacek Apr 23 '20 at 09:35

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