Skype in Ubuntnu

I like command line installs. usually very quick too.

Here is how to install Skype, the popular instant messenger and VOIP client.

open a shell (terminal).

type the following:

sudo kate /etc/apt/sources.list

this brings up your repository source list in the editor Kate. You may wish to use another such as vi or gedit. If so, substitute that name in place of kate.

As the root user, add this line to the end of your /etc/apt/sources.list file and save.

deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free

Now you need to update your source list using the following command

sudo apt-get update

Install Skype in debian

sudo apt-get install skype

This will install the latest version of Skype on your computer.

After finishing installation you can open skype from Applications–>Internet—>Skype

And that, folks, is it!

Happy Skypeing!