Skype 4.0 for Linux (opens in new tab)

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234 pointsIntermediate13y ago112 comments

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Ooh! Ooh! Does it have the new Conversation Ads feature?

http://blogs.skype.com/en/2012/06/skype_advertising_update.h...

I, for one, cannot WAIT to see these new ads, which Microsoft describes as "content that could spark additional topics of conversation that are relevant to Skype users."

Isn't that great? Ads are now "content." And the motivation isn't to make a bundle of money on ads, it's to "spark conversations."

Add this to the craptastical user interface and built-in backdoor eavesdropping, and it's plain to see that Skype has a bright future ahead!

http://memeburn.com/2011/07/microsoft-and-skype-set-to-allow...

itsboring13y ago

I'm inclined to agree with your points, I always preferred the linux client over the windows one, but skype just gets on my nerves recently. My team has switched to mumble for meetings and stuff and we find it immeasurably better. Plus, channels are a much better method for general collaboration than the outdated concept of conference calls.

etherealG13y ago

what do you use for a mumble server? I would happily choose this if there were an easy to use free version like skype.

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ZeroGravitas13y ago

And mumble should get even better in a future update when it switches to Opus which combines their current CELT codec with, relevantly, Skype's SILK for better low-bitrate speech encoding.

lwhi13y ago

Just tried it .. works pretty flawlessly for me, very impressed.

There aren't any adverts so far ..

Jabbles13y ago

How else could they possibly justify spending $8billion on it?

brudgers13y ago

Skype has been a disruptive technology within the phone industry. Combined with Microsoft's mobile operating system and perhaps a hardware partner such as Nokia, it is quite possible that we may say mobile "phones" that completely bypass the current established carriers.

To put it another way, how often are most people away from a WiFi network when they make a call? Or more importantly, when they access a data stream with their device? $8 billion for Microsoft is not a significant amount when it comes to purchasing growth, and the article isn't about Facetime for Linux.

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bernalkc13y ago

no ads in this client, on any screen, presumptuous one. next time look before you embarrass yourself.

SnowLprd13y ago

To be fair, I wasn't presuming anything. While I applaud the release of the Linux version, I was merely trying to show that Microsoft's stewardship of Skype seems to be headed in a rather unsavory direction.

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beedogs13y ago

Wow. Do you post dickish replies much? You seem good at it.

Paul_S13y ago

The best thing about how big skype is is that they have to maintain backwards compatibility (hardware skype phones that can't upgrade) so you can use whatever old version you want and it has to be supported by them. Which means you can stick to the old version which works fine without having to suffer through the new and "improved" glitzy version that is popup crazy and wants to hog all your system resources for what is essentially a chat program.

mhurron13y ago

> they have to maintain backwards compatibility

Well, no they don't. They can drop any legacy client whenever they wish. Microsoft could even try to make it sound like they're doing a good thing by removing unmaintainable legacy stuff they inherited from Skype.

Microsoft is not really required to maintain backwards compatibility with Skypes legacy stuff. It is possible they updated the Linux client for exactly this reason; update what you can, depreciate the rest for the good of everyone else.

fredsted13y ago

> old version which works fine

And has a bunch of security holes.

Paul_S13y ago

Which specific ones do you mean?

slig13y ago

Well, I suppose they can identify exactly what version (and machine/OS) the client is using and specifically block old PC apps if they wanted to.

baby13y ago

I can't use Skype because I have an iPhone 3GS which doesn't have the latest iOS (available only on iPhones 4).

So I don't really get your point.

beagle313y ago

Skype worked fine for me in Jan 2012, last time I used my iphone 3G (ios 4.2.1).

Voice/chat only, of course, because of missing front camera.

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lparry13y ago

Not sure what you're talking about, iOS 5.1 is out for the 3GS and even iOS 6.0 is supposed to be coming out for it. Maybe you only have a 3G?

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phenom13y ago

You should probably stay on 2.2 beta....

1. Skype 4 require download 95 additional packages for ubuntu version (all marked i386 even if you using amd64)

2. I am not sure but giant ads probably included too [1]

[1] http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/06/skype-...

ch0wn13y ago

It's actually a 32-bit binary, so the amd64 debian package just lists all the i386 dependencies explicitly. Bummer.

$ file /usr/bin/skype /usr/bin/skype: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.6.15, BuildID[sha1]=0x3223447b98867e62fbed258aa0da4f2281ab6f11, stripped

reidrac13y ago

On Fedora (17 here, 32 bits) replaces the old package without installing any extra stuff.

I haven't tested it deeply, but looks like runs smoother than the previous (quite unstable) version.

ajross13y ago

The point was that skype has no x86_64 version. So if you have a 64 bit install (random aside: I hope you're on an Atom netbook and not running a 32 bit linux on a desktop/laptop) it will pull all the i686 versions of its dependencies.

This probably works now on Ubuntu, which has finally rolled out a multilib implementation (that I haven't kicked the tires on yet).

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skystorm13y ago

As to your point 2, I've heard multiple times now that this Linux version does not include the in-conversation ads.

bobobo161813y ago

I'm on Arch Linux and installing skype4 from AUR has no dependencies that the skype package from multilib didn't...

Must just be Ubuntu ^.^

FreeFull13y ago

The new version of skype is in the official repositories. Just installed it and it looks good so far.

jawr13y ago

that and the fact that Arch rocks!

bad_user13y ago

On Ubuntu the dependencies were already installed by the old version, so I could install this new version without anything else required.

phenom13y ago

My old amd64 version do not require that much dependencies only coupe of packages... and thats it..

Here list of my dependencies for skype 4:

bluez-alsa:i386 glib-networking:i386 gstreamer0.10-plugins-good:i386 gstreamer0.10-x:i386 gtk2-engines:i386 gtk2-engines-murrine:i386 gtk2-engines-oxygen:i386 gtk2-engines-pixbuf:i386 ia32-libs ia32-libs-multiarch:i386 ibus-gtk:i386 lib32asound2 lib32gcc1 lib32stdc++6 libaa1:i386 libaio1:i386 libao4:i386 libatk1.0-0:i386 libaudiofile1:i386 libavc1394-0:i386 libc6-i386 libcaca0:i386 libcairo-gobject2:i386 libcairo2:i386 libcanberra-gtk-module:i386 libcanberra-gtk0:i386 libcanberra0:i386 libcap2:i386 libcroco3:i386 libcupsimage2:i386 libcurl3:i386 libdbus-glib-1-2:i386 libdv4:i386 libesd0:i386 libgail-common:i386 libgail18:i386 libgconf-2-4:i386 libgdbm3:i386 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0:i386 libgettextpo0:i386 libgnome-keyring0:i386 libgomp1:i386 libgtk2.0-0:i386 libgudev-1.0-0:i386 libibus-1.0-0:i386 libidn11:i386 libiec61883-0:i386 libjasper1:i386 libmad0:i386 libmikmod2:i386 libnspr4:i386 libnss3:i386 libodbc1:i386 libpango1.0-0:i386 libpixman-1-0:i386 libproxy1:i386 libpulse-mainloop-glib0:i386 libpulsedsp:i386 libqt4-designer:i386 libqt4-opengl:i386 libqt4-qt3support:i386 libqt4-scripttools:i386 libqt4-svg:i386 libqt4-test:i386 libqtwebkit4:i386 libraw1394-11:i386 librsvg2-2:i386 librsvg2-common:i386 librtmp0:i386 libsdl-image1.2:i386 libsdl-mixer1.2:i386 libsdl-net1.2:i386 libsdl-ttf2.0-0:i386 libsdl1.2debian:i386 libshout3:i386 libsoup-gnome2.4-1:i386 libsoup2.4-1:i386 libspeex1:i386 libssl0.9.8:i386 libstdc++5:i386 libtag1-vanilla:i386 libtag1c2a:i386 libtdb1:i386 libunistring0:i386 libvorbisfile3:i386 libwavpack1:i386 libxaw7:i386 libxcb-render0:i386 libxcb-shm0:i386 libxft2:i386 libxmu6:i386 libxp6:i386 libxtst6:i386 odbcinst1debian2:i386 xaw3dg:i386

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DaNmarner13y ago

Maybe you should consider that a Ubuntu problem...I use Arch and only one additional package is required.

jawr13y ago

Debian 6.0.5 installed without any additional packages also, it was a straight replace.

edit: amd64

lsaferite13y ago

Did hell freeze over?

I've been waiting for an update to the Linux Skype client for years. Years!

Of course, if I have to install a ton of i386 packages or have big ass ads all over the place I think it's not worth the effort.

Is it too much to ask to give paying customers access to just a lib that can be used in other GUIs? :(

BitMastro13y ago

I think the future is WebRTC, it's an open standard and the browser is one of the most ubiquitous software you'll ever run. I don't use Skype much, but I have friends using Skype, MSN, Facebook, gchat (I still haven't used hangouts). All these services requires registration and sometimes a specific software to communicate. I wish that by the end of the year it won't matter what service you're using, you'll just send a message like "Hey let's talk, click on this link"

Bjoern13y ago

Curious question, is there any good open source application out there supporting voice and video? Possibly, multiple people as in G+ Hangout?

sciurus13y ago

On linux Empathy, Gajim, Jitsi, and Pidgin all support audio and video chat. I believe they're all interoperable with each other and with the video chat in gmail.

I think that Jitsi (formerly named SIP Communicator) supports audio and video chat on Windows and OS X as well. I don't think that any of these projects support video conference calls yet, but it's on the "near future" section of Jitsi's roadmap.

https://jitsi.org/

Bjoern13y ago

Great stuff, thanks for the tips.

Shish2k13y ago

Clicking from the linked article to get to the download page, the download is still for 2.2 :-/ Anyone got a direct link to the 4.0 page?

ED: The English version is 2.2, the American version is 4.0...

For non-americans, use the american link: http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/get-skype/on-your-computer/l...

pbhjpbhj13y ago

Worked fine for me, file dl-ed from http://download.skype.com/linux/skype-ubuntu_4.0.0.7-1_amd64...

Edit had to install 6 deps using gdebi; when I ran the app it crashed before authentication completed and took down my desktop session on Kubuntu 12.04.

scribu13y ago

At some point, Skype announced that it would open-source the UI part of the Linux client, allowing people to implement whatever interface they wanted.

I guess that was before they were bought by Microsoft.

decklin13y ago

You can communicate with the Skype client over DBus, which allows you to replace a lot (although not all) of the UI with something else. Two examples:

http://code.google.com/p/skype4pidgin/ https://github.com/technomancy/dotfiles/blob/master/bin/skyy...

The protocol is incomplete (the "native" Qt UI isn't built on it), but it is at least documented on their dev site.

scribu13y ago

There's also https://launchpad.net/~skype-wrapper/+archive/ppa but it's buggy and still requires you have the main Skype window running.

o1iver13y ago

Arch Linux AUR packages available at: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=60059

I have tested it; works great!

mcrittenden13y ago

The community Skype package has been updated to Skype 4 now, so no need for the AUR. http://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/i686/skype/

perssontm13y ago

It still says try skype 2.2 beta on the page, but when I download it, I get a file called skype-debian_4.0.deb :)

benatkin13y ago

I'd rather run Skype inside its own virtual machine, with ads blocked by restricting network access. Since a full Linux distribution can be obtained for free, this could help enable that.

theatrus213y ago

Since Skype is one of the slipperiest applications out there in terms of network access, I'd imagine ads could be served by any node in the network.

vegardx13y ago

I find it sad that Skype has evolved to be MSN Messenger-replacement, there were so many good alternatives. At one point MSN was even usable-ish, as you could choose whatever client you wanted. With Skype, not so much.

I'm switching a lot between OSX and Windows, and sometimes even Linux, and the clients are totally different on each platform to the point where it get's hard to use. And don't get me started on that Android-client they have made, total utter garbadge.

fepa13y ago

>> the clients are totally different on each platform to the point where it get's hard to use.

I've been annoyed by this too, how hard is it to keep the UI somewhat alike, at least between the desktop applications?

keporahg13y ago

Anyone know if the version in the Debian Skype repo (http://wiki.debian.org/skype) will be updated?

donniezazen13y ago

It has been already updated in Arch Repos. I see no reason Why Debian would block it.

keporahg13y ago

I meant if anyone knew whether Skype had any plans of updating the repo since it's owned by them (http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/), or whether they intended for people to just use the provided packages.

sciurus13y ago

They used to have a statically-linked version available for download; where did that go? It's the only one that didn't crash on my Debian testing system.

baldfat13y ago

Just happy that M$ is showing more love of Linux. I never thought a new version would ever get out!

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smoyer13y ago

Do you think they heard my comment yesterday (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4107759)? Thanks for finally deciding to provide me with new Linux software. I'm also super excited about seeing more meaningless ads ... but where were you when I needed you?

I'm actually a bit surprised that you're even trying this since it seems to be a well-proven fact that Microsoft can't make money on search or ads. And if you needed additional revenue, did you ever consider asking people to pay you for your service?

As an interesting aside, Skype's move to using super-nodes that are controlled by them is also useful for the change to an advertisement supported business. Can you imagine how hard it would be to share ad revenue with regular users whose computers had been promoted to super-nodes simply because of bandwidth capacity and their up-time numbers?

olenhad13y ago

Just opensource the damn thing. It would profit them far more than anyone else.

mkenyon13y ago

I'm curious to see your numbers on that.

olenhad13y ago

opensource-> fewer bugs -> more users -> more satisfied users -> firefox style extensions or even an "app store" -> code improvements -> support for more platforms -> praise of the world's hacker community

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throwaway6413y ago

If you want to call somebody's claim out as bullshit, call it out as bullshit, please stop with the passive aggressive [citation needed] shit, it is extremely obnoxious, does not contribute to the discourse, and becoming very common in the comments here.

I encourage other users to down vote these style of comments, and up vote explicit reasoned replies.

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factorialboy13y ago

Not bad. Not close to Skype for Windows, but that's not a bad thing. Plus no ads.

I'm primarily an Ubuntu user (Unity or XFCE) and use a secondary Windows 7 laptop with Skype as a communication device.

technomancy13y ago

I've moved as much as I can over to Jingle via Empathy, but so far when I haven't been able to avoid Skype I've found the Android client much preferable to the old Linux one.

barbs13y ago

Can't wait to try this! But I'm on my mac at work atm. I'm worried they've bloated the interface and made it horrible like they did with Skype 5 for mac...has this happened?

balac13y ago

so far it seems ok to me, it hasn't got the super huge interface like on mac & windows, apart from the call window it largely looks the same.

whacker13y ago

The rpm package has a bug: It has a bunch of translation files that conflict with the older skype version.

So remove the old version of skype first before installing the new one.

zfran13y ago

Can't run two instances at the same time. Complete deal breaker for those of us that use a personal account and a professional one.

jrockway13y ago

Create two user accounts and run one instance in each? This is Linux...

jkbyc13y ago

true. And in case you see "No protocol specified" when running skype from user account xyz, try running "xhost + SI:localuser:xyz" first

lsr013y ago

skype --dbpath=~/.otherskype

ArchD13y ago

Ubuntu 12 and Fedora 17 are the latest versions of Ubuntu and Fedora but apparently not supported according to the download distribution list. (s/11/12/, basic idea remains -- only old distros are listed)

ArchD13y ago

It would be more accurate to say seemingly instead of apparently. The nuance is that the description in the download list implies that only the old distros are supported, but actually at least on F17, the F16 package still works. Why on earth they would release a 32-bit package but not a 64-bit package in this day and age, however, is a mystery.

reidrac13y ago

Have you tried the actual packages?

The download page is confusing. I believe it should read "Fedora X or later". Previous package was for Fedora 10 I think, and I've been using it since Fedora 12.

EDIT: typo

SafeSituation13y ago

Unless I'm mistaken, the latest version of Ubuntu is 12.04

drizzt13y ago

It works like a charm!

leke13y ago

It's a trap.

Toshio13y ago

Obtrusive conversation ads coming to a Skype-for-Linux near you in 3... 2... 1...

MidwestMuster13y ago

What kind of codename is "Four Rooms for Improvement?" (what they called this release)

protopete13y ago

Non-authorative suggestion: 1995 movie "Four rooms" and the phrase "room for improvement"

trentmb13y ago

I think it's a play on "room for improvement" involving the version number.

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SnowLprd13y ago

Ooh! Ooh! Does it have the new Conversation Ads feature?

http://blogs.skype.com/en/2012/06/skype_advertising_update.h...

I, for one, cannot WAIT to see these new ads, which Microsoft describes as "content that could spark additional topics of conversation that are relevant to Skype users."

Isn't that great? Ads are now "content." And the motivation isn't to make a bundle of money on ads, it's to "spark conversations."

Add this to the craptastical user interface and built-in backdoor eavesdropping, and it's plain to see that Skype has a bright future ahead!

http://memeburn.com/2011/07/microsoft-and-skype-set-to-allow...

itsboring13y ago

etherealG13y ago

what do you use for a mumble server? I would happily choose this if there were an easy to use free version like skype.

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ZeroGravitas13y ago

And mumble should get even better in a future update when it switches to Opus which combines their current CELT codec with, relevantly, Skype's SILK for better low-bitrate speech encoding.

lwhi13y ago

Just tried it .. works pretty flawlessly for me, very impressed.

There aren't any adverts so far ..

Jabbles13y ago

How else could they possibly justify spending $8billion on it?

brudgers13y ago

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bernalkc13y ago

no ads in this client, on any screen, presumptuous one. next time look before you embarrass yourself.

SnowLprd13y ago

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beedogs13y ago

Wow. Do you post dickish replies much? You seem good at it.

Paul_S13y ago

mhurron13y ago

> they have to maintain backwards compatibility

fredsted13y ago

> old version which works fine

And has a bunch of security holes.

Paul_S13y ago

Which specific ones do you mean?

slig13y ago

Well, I suppose they can identify exactly what version (and machine/OS) the client is using and specifically block old PC apps if they wanted to.

baby13y ago

I can't use Skype because I have an iPhone 3GS which doesn't have the latest iOS (available only on iPhones 4).

So I don't really get your point.

beagle313y ago

Skype worked fine for me in Jan 2012, last time I used my iphone 3G (ios 4.2.1).

Voice/chat only, of course, because of missing front camera.

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lparry13y ago

Not sure what you're talking about, iOS 5.1 is out for the 3GS and even iOS 6.0 is supposed to be coming out for it. Maybe you only have a 3G?

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phenom13y ago

You should probably stay on 2.2 beta....

1. Skype 4 require download 95 additional packages for ubuntu version (all marked i386 even if you using amd64)

2. I am not sure but giant ads probably included too [1]

[1] http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/06/skype-...

ch0wn13y ago

It's actually a 32-bit binary, so the amd64 debian package just lists all the i386 dependencies explicitly. Bummer.

reidrac13y ago

On Fedora (17 here, 32 bits) replaces the old package without installing any extra stuff.

I haven't tested it deeply, but looks like runs smoother than the previous (quite unstable) version.

ajross13y ago

This probably works now on Ubuntu, which has finally rolled out a multilib implementation (that I haven't kicked the tires on yet).

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skystorm13y ago

As to your point 2, I've heard multiple times now that this Linux version does not include the in-conversation ads.

bobobo161813y ago

I'm on Arch Linux and installing skype4 from AUR has no dependencies that the skype package from multilib didn't...

Must just be Ubuntu ^.^

FreeFull13y ago

The new version of skype is in the official repositories. Just installed it and it looks good so far.

jawr13y ago

that and the fact that Arch rocks!

bad_user13y ago

On Ubuntu the dependencies were already installed by the old version, so I could install this new version without anything else required.

phenom13y ago

My old amd64 version do not require that much dependencies only coupe of packages... and thats it..

Here list of my dependencies for skype 4:

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DaNmarner13y ago

Maybe you should consider that a Ubuntu problem...I use Arch and only one additional package is required.

jawr13y ago

Debian 6.0.5 installed without any additional packages also, it was a straight replace.

edit: amd64

lsaferite13y ago

Did hell freeze over?

I've been waiting for an update to the Linux Skype client for years. Years!

Of course, if I have to install a ton of i386 packages or have big ass ads all over the place I think it's not worth the effort.

Is it too much to ask to give paying customers access to just a lib that can be used in other GUIs? :(

BitMastro13y ago

Bjoern13y ago

Curious question, is there any good open source application out there supporting voice and video? Possibly, multiple people as in G+ Hangout?

sciurus13y ago

On linux Empathy, Gajim, Jitsi, and Pidgin all support audio and video chat. I believe they're all interoperable with each other and with the video chat in gmail.

https://jitsi.org/

Bjoern13y ago

Great stuff, thanks for the tips.

Shish2k13y ago

Clicking from the linked article to get to the download page, the download is still for 2.2 :-/ Anyone got a direct link to the 4.0 page?

ED: The English version is 2.2, the American version is 4.0...

For non-americans, use the american link: http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/get-skype/on-your-computer/l...

pbhjpbhj13y ago

Worked fine for me, file dl-ed from http://download.skype.com/linux/skype-ubuntu_4.0.0.7-1_amd64...

Edit had to install 6 deps using gdebi; when I ran the app it crashed before authentication completed and took down my desktop session on Kubuntu 12.04.

scribu13y ago

At some point, Skype announced that it would open-source the UI part of the Linux client, allowing people to implement whatever interface they wanted.

I guess that was before they were bought by Microsoft.

decklin13y ago

You can communicate with the Skype client over DBus, which allows you to replace a lot (although not all) of the UI with something else. Two examples:

http://code.google.com/p/skype4pidgin/ https://github.com/technomancy/dotfiles/blob/master/bin/skyy...

The protocol is incomplete (the "native" Qt UI isn't built on it), but it is at least documented on their dev site.

scribu13y ago

There's also https://launchpad.net/~skype-wrapper/+archive/ppa but it's buggy and still requires you have the main Skype window running.

o1iver13y ago

Arch Linux AUR packages available at: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=60059

I have tested it; works great!

mcrittenden13y ago

The community Skype package has been updated to Skype 4 now, so no need for the AUR. http://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/i686/skype/

perssontm13y ago

It still says try skype 2.2 beta on the page, but when I download it, I get a file called skype-debian_4.0.deb :)

benatkin13y ago

I'd rather run Skype inside its own virtual machine, with ads blocked by restricting network access. Since a full Linux distribution can be obtained for free, this could help enable that.

theatrus213y ago

Since Skype is one of the slipperiest applications out there in terms of network access, I'd imagine ads could be served by any node in the network.

vegardx13y ago

fepa13y ago

>> the clients are totally different on each platform to the point where it get's hard to use.

I've been annoyed by this too, how hard is it to keep the UI somewhat alike, at least between the desktop applications?

keporahg13y ago

Anyone know if the version in the Debian Skype repo (http://wiki.debian.org/skype) will be updated?

donniezazen13y ago

It has been already updated in Arch Repos. I see no reason Why Debian would block it.

keporahg13y ago

sciurus13y ago

They used to have a statically-linked version available for download; where did that go? It's the only one that didn't crash on my Debian testing system.

baldfat13y ago

Just happy that M$ is showing more love of Linux. I never thought a new version would ever get out!

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smoyer13y ago

olenhad13y ago

Just opensource the damn thing. It would profit them far more than anyone else.

mkenyon13y ago

I'm curious to see your numbers on that.

olenhad13y ago

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throwaway6413y ago

I encourage other users to down vote these style of comments, and up vote explicit reasoned replies.

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factorialboy13y ago

Not bad. Not close to Skype for Windows, but that's not a bad thing. Plus no ads.

I'm primarily an Ubuntu user (Unity or XFCE) and use a secondary Windows 7 laptop with Skype as a communication device.

technomancy13y ago

I've moved as much as I can over to Jingle via Empathy, but so far when I haven't been able to avoid Skype I've found the Android client much preferable to the old Linux one.

barbs13y ago

Can't wait to try this! But I'm on my mac at work atm. I'm worried they've bloated the interface and made it horrible like they did with Skype 5 for mac...has this happened?

balac13y ago

so far it seems ok to me, it hasn't got the super huge interface like on mac & windows, apart from the call window it largely looks the same.

whacker13y ago

The rpm package has a bug: It has a bunch of translation files that conflict with the older skype version.

So remove the old version of skype first before installing the new one.

zfran13y ago

Can't run two instances at the same time. Complete deal breaker for those of us that use a personal account and a professional one.

jrockway13y ago

Create two user accounts and run one instance in each? This is Linux...

jkbyc13y ago

true. And in case you see "No protocol specified" when running skype from user account xyz, try running "xhost + SI:localuser:xyz" first

lsr013y ago

skype --dbpath=~/.otherskype

ArchD13y ago

reidrac13y ago

Have you tried the actual packages?

The download page is confusing. I believe it should read "Fedora X or later". Previous package was for Fedora 10 I think, and I've been using it since Fedora 12.

EDIT: typo

SafeSituation13y ago

Unless I'm mistaken, the latest version of Ubuntu is 12.04

drizzt13y ago

It works like a charm!

leke13y ago

It's a trap.

Toshio13y ago

Obtrusive conversation ads coming to a Skype-for-Linux near you in 3... 2... 1...

MidwestMuster13y ago

What kind of codename is "Four Rooms for Improvement?" (what they called this release)

protopete13y ago

Non-authorative suggestion: 1995 movie "Four rooms" and the phrase "room for improvement"

trentmb13y ago

I think it's a play on "room for improvement" involving the version number.

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