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Questions relating to Microsoft's Skype VOIP application and services.

Excerpt from Wikipedia:

Skype (pronounced /ˈskaɪp/) is a software application that allows users to make voice calls over the Internet. Calls to other users within the Skype service are free, while calls to both traditional landline telephones and mobile phones can be made for a fee using a debit-based user account system. Skype has also become popular for its additional features which include instant messaging, file transfer, and video conferencing. The network is operated by Skype Limited, which has its headquarters in Luxembourg. Most of the development team and 44% of the overall employees of Skype are situated in the offices of Tallinn and Tartu, Estonia.

Recent Information:

Skype Limited was recently purchased for 8.5 billion USD by Microsoft who announced that they planned to continue Skype development.

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How to install Skype 4.3?

Note: The legacy Skype for Linux application (v4.*) is now discontinued and was removed from Canonical’s partner repositories, so this question and its answers are obsolete. Please refer to a newer answer of our canonical Skype installation…
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How do I install Skype?

I want to install Skype, but I can't locate it in Software Center or by using Synaptic Package Manager. Can anyone help me?
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How to install skype in ubuntu 16.04

How to install skype in ubuntu 16.04? Please provide step by step process for installation.
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How to add a Skype indicator?

I've installed Skype, but the icon is not shown at the top panel (tray). As "tray-whitelist" was removed from dconf, I can't add icon by myself.
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What FLOSS skype alternatives are available?

Given Skype's slow development speed for the GNU/Linux version and its recent acquisition by Microsoft, I am looking for alternative softwares. What FLOSS (free/libre/open-source software) Skype alternatives are available?
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How do I get the Skype status icon back? (on panel/tray)

I installed Skype 4.0 following this guide. However my little Skype icon in the unity status bar (in the top right corner with clock, volume, etc.) is gone. How do I get it back?
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How to install Skype with Ubuntu 13.04

jovan@jovan-HP-ProBook-4540s:~$ sudo apt-get install skype Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible…
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Skype can't connect

After I restarted my computer to finish a upgrade, I could not log in at Skype anymore. It only shows the message: Skype can't connect. If I try web version it works. I'm using Skype 4.2.
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How can I prevent Skype from starting automatically on boot?

How do I prevent Skype from automatically starting every time I boot my Xubuntu 12.10 netbook? Things I've tried: Removing it from the Settings Manager->Session and Startup->Application Autostart - couldn't find it in the list. Checking for a…
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Invalid signature from repo.skype.com: how can I clear this?

Today I did sudo apt upgrade and then, as a double-check, did sudo apt update. The latter terminated with: Hit:5 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease Get:6 https://repo.skype.com/deb stable…
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Skype and VLC sounds sizzling, distorted, bad, crackling

I have the same problem as described in the questions skype notification sounds sizzled and bad sound on login to skype. But it is not only the login, notification, but also when talking to somebody. I tried the solution to remove/re-install skype…
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Skype update error when running apt update

When I run sudo apt-get update to update the system I get this error on the bottom of the console: W: GPG error: https://repo.skype.com/deb stable InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available:…
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Is there an alternative Skype client?

I love Ubuntu, but one thing I think is a pain is skype for it. It's outdated, buggy and generally just not as smooth as a lot of the other Ubuntu software. Is there an alternative for it? I'm not speaking about another IM like AIM or Live…
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How to make Skype use notify-osd?

How do I make Skype use the default Ubuntu notify-osd to display notifications (incoming messages, users connecting, etc.) instead of the Skype's own "ugly" message box?
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Unable to install Skype on 64bit Ubuntu

Note: The legacy Skype for Linux application (v4.*) is now discontinued and was removed from Canonical’s partner repositories, so this question and its answers are obsolete. Please refer to a newer answer of our canonical Skype installation…
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