Skype old version for linux

How to install Skype 4.3? [duplicate]

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 question. Skype 4.3 is just released with considerable improvements. As a regular Skype user I want to use the latest Skype on my Ubuntu 14.04, but there is no updates from Update Manager. Even in Skype website only Skype 4.3 is available only for Ubuntu 12.04. Is there anyway to use this latest Skype on Ubuntu 14.04 or how much we have to wait for the update?

You already got a couple of howto answers. Just wanted to add that there is a wishlist bug about updating the Canonical Partner repository: launchpad.net/bugs/1280109 Please feel free to mark that it affects you, and maybe add a comment. 😉

just want to say that installing this version of skype solved the «cannot sign problems» for version 4.2 on linux.

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Step 1: Remove previous version.

sudo apt-get remove skype skype-bin:i386 skype:i386 sudo apt-get install sni-qt:i386 

It is Important if you installed older version of Skype on your Ubuntu, Clear the old Skype folder before installing latest version. Then clear that by using:

Step 2: Preparing to Installing Skype.

sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 

sudo apt-get install gdebi #(read Why you need to install gdebi. ) 

Step 3: Installing Skype

Method 1: Download and install from file

wget download.skype.com/linux/skype-ubuntu-precise_4.3.0.37-1_i386.deb sudo gdebi skype-ubuntu-precise_4.3.0.37-1_i386.deb 

Method 2: Install Skype from Canonical Partner Repository

So add the Canonical Partner Repository to «updates» list by following the command:

sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ $(lsb_release -sc) partner" 

Then install Skype via the Software-Center or via the Terminal.

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install skype 

Why you need to install gdebi instead of using dpkg or Ubuntu software center.

dpkg (for Debian package) is a software tool from the command line is responsible for installing, creating, deleting, and managing Debian (packets deb), the type of packets processed by Ubuntu. It also allows the Debian package management from sources outside the apt repositories.

To install packages, dpkg has a graphical interface, gdebi , you can use if you prefer to avoid the command line.

gdebi is an application installation and management of Debian (.deb) packages. This is a utility that works both in graphic mode console and allow the installation of packages outside of APT deposits : from a website, CD-ROM, portable media, etc. It has the same functionality as apt-get or Ubuntu Software Center : it ensures that the package to be installed is compatible with the version and architecture of the Ubuntu system in which you try to install it, and also ensures that all dependencies required by the package are satisfied. Otherwise, the dependencies are downloaded from the Internet. Using tabs, gdebi also provides access to important information such as folder paths in which to install the various files from .deb package.

Finally gdebi is a lightweight deb packages installer which was the default in Ubuntu Desktop. Now Ubuntu uses Ubuntu Software Center which is slow and sometimes you get The package is of bad quality error.

Read more about GDebi :

To install a package you have downloaded from a website, rather than from a software repository. These packages are called .deb files. Because they may have been created for a different Linux distribution, you might find that there’s dependency issues with Ubuntu, meaning that they may be uninstallable.

gdebi is a simple tool to install .deb files. It has a graphical user interface but can also be used in your terminal. It lets you install local deb packages resolving and installing its dependencies.. It automatically checks packages for their dependencies and will try to download them from the Ubuntu software repositories if possible. You may first need to install gdebi — simply install the gdebi package using one of the package managers like dkpg , Synaptic or open a Terminal and type sudo apt-get install gdebi . Once you have installed gdebi , use the File Browser to find the package you want to install.

Double-click the package to open it with gdebi . If all dependencies have been met for the selected package, simply click the Install package button to install it. gdebi will warn you if there are unmet dependencies, which means that there’s dependencies that aren’t resolved in the repositories that you’re using.

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How to install older skype version?

How to install older skype version? Group chats not working in ubuntu,but working in live, and windows current version.

group chats are ‘glitchy’ on Linux, especially video calling and such, and they know about the issue. Are you talking about group voice calls or group video calls?

I`m about text group chat. Funny is I have one chat open in older version and it still working. But new chats not appear.

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Skype snap package

You don’t need to install older versions of Skype anymore. Skype has finally made it into the Ubuntu Software app. Skype has been released as a snap package.

snap find skype Name Version Developer Notes Summary skype 8.14.0.10 skype classic One Skype for all your devices. New features. New look. All Skype. 

To install Skype in all currently supported versions of Ubuntu open the terminal and type:

sudo snap install skype --classic 

I found these new questions that may be relevant to your comment: Start Skype (snap installation) and Video and Audio calls are not working in skype (the same version as the Skype snap). If this doesn’t help please post your own separate question, so we can get this problem sorted out.

You can get older versions of Skype in the form of .deb files from: here or here

Also: repo.skype.com/deb/pool/main/s/skypeforlinux; check the path mentioned in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/skype-stable.list

I too recently (early Oct 2018) updated my Skype in Linux Mint (17.3). After that, Skype would open showing list of contacts and chat, then a few seconds later, it would go back to the full-blue start screen, then ‘reopen’ showing contacts and chats, then repeat once more then simply close. No errors, just closes after a couple of tries.

I reopened Skype, quickly went to Help in the Skype menu, found the version and made a note.

I then used the second link above posted by Tshilidzi Mudau to get the PRIOR version to what I have ( http://skype.en.uptodown.com/ubuntu/old ).

I uninstalled the new ‘updated’ version, installed the older version from above link and Skype now works. I naturally have a ‘notice’ in my Skype that there is an ‘update’ available. I will be ignoring it.

I am yet again reminded why I do not use Microstuffed software.

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