How to Install Skype 4.3 in Ubuntu

Skype is an application that provides video chat and voice call services. Users may exchange such digital documents as images, text, video and any others, and may transmit both text and video messages. Skype allows the creation of video conference calls. Skype is available for Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, or Linux, as well as Android, Blackberry, and both Apple and Windows smartphones and tablets.
 

Quick Highlight of Skype 4.3

•     An updated UI
•     Our new cloud-based Group Chat experience
•     More reliable file transfer support when using multiple devices at once
•     Greater accessibility by blind and visually impaired users
•     PulseAudio 3.0 and 4.0 support
•     Lot of bug fixes

This version dropped support for direct Alsa support so you need to install PulseAudio 4.0 or greater for the best calling experience.


Installation instructions:

Step 1: Remove previous version

Open terminal and insert command line...

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

Step 2: Install Skype 4.3 in Ubuntu

32bit OS

$ sudo apt-get install gdebi $ 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

64bit OS

$ sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install gdebi $ 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