Install Skype on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10 Linux Mint 13 and Linux Mint 14

Everybody knows and loves Skype for their Voice Call and Video Call. In this article I will show you how to install Skype on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Linux Mint 13 and Linux Mint 14, in two easy steps.

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For Ubuntu 12.04/12.10 and Linux Mint 13/14:

Step 1: Download the skype*.deb file:

$ wget www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-ubuntu-64

Step 2: Install Skype:

$ sudo dpkg -i skype*

Bonus: Install Skype on Debian 7:

Step 1: Download the skype*.deb file:

$ www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-deb-32

Step 2: Install Skype:

$ sudo dpkg -i skype*

If you get dependency issues, use sudo apt-get install -f and try again the installation with dpkg.

This is it. Despite the name of the skype*.deb file, it is multiarch, so it works on i386, i686 or x64. (or this is what they say on the skype site)

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