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.
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)