Questions tagged [skype]
Questions relating to Microsoft's Skype VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) application and services.
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Skype notification tray icon is not showing on the topbar [duplicate]
No tray icon for skype is visible. I mean on ubuntu it used to show a green icon whenever I'm online, yellow for away and red for busy.
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Skype Installation on Elementary OS [duplicate]
I am a new Linux user, I am using Elementary OS and not much familiar with its features. I want help with skype installation. I have downloaded the skype from official website, however, I dont know ...
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Juno 5.0 beta Skype mic muted again after sound mixer system update
Skype is again muted after the update of the sound mixer package (I think switchboard-plug-locale), mic is muted for an unknown reason, MBP 6,1. Before it was working fine, and even better than under ...
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Cannot make calls through Skype
I've recently installed Skype to my computer, which runs Elementary OS 0.4.1 Loki. Even though it was installed smoothly, when I try to click on call icon, it does nothing. So now I'm unable to make ...
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Microphone only in Skype not working
Since an update to Skype 8.11.0.4 the microphone stopped working (also 8.12.76.7 (preview) isn't working). Checked with other applications, e.g. SoundRecorder, where the mic is working nicely.
Now I ...
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Hide new Skype icon from Plank
Today I received a notice stating that older versions of Skype (4.3 and older) will not longer work after July 1st. So I installed the latest Beta 5.3.0.1 version.
The problem with this is that the ...
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Dead-keys not working in Skype
I cannot accentuate vowels (or any other letter) in the chat of Skype using dead keys (in the Spanish keyboard-layout) as I do in other applications, where I type "´" and then "e", resulting in "é".
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Skype for Linux Alpha Wingpanel Indicator
Is there any way I can change the Skype for Linux Alpha wingpanel indicator to match the default theme?
Currently it's green:
GTK: Arc
Icon theme: ElementaryPlus
elementary OS Loki
Thank you!
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Installing Skype, Steam, Wine problems
i'm new on Linux with Elementary OS.
I want to install Skype, Steam and Wine but i can't install these.
When i try to this:
sudo apt-get install skype
sudo apt-get install steam
sudo apt-get install ...
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Skype won't launch on Elementary OS Loki
So i downloaded skype through the official website, then installed gdebi through the terminal, and finally opened the downloaded skype file with gdebi package installer. All went smooth, but skype won'...
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Skype - can't install it on Freya
I am using elementary OS Freya. I was unable to install Skype. I've formatted my laptop and installed Freya (twice), same thing. Can't install Skype, same error:
luffy@luffy-Satellite-C850-B797:~$ ...
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Unable to install skype on elementary OS
I am using elementary os freya. I followed this post to install skype.
ravan@ravan:~$ sudo apt-get install skype
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state ...
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How can I install Skype on Freya?
I am newbie to Freya and I need to install Skype. I tried to download it from the Skype website but there is no support for Freya. There's only an Ubuntu version .deb. Now I don't know how to install ...
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MacBook's webcam is not working
The webcam is simply not recognized by the OS. The Camera app doesn't recognize it, Skype won't find it etc.
I am using a MacBook Pro 2,2 (it's old) and the Software Center won't find any driver.
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What Skype do I need to download?
Skype offers the following downloads:
Which should I chose? The Ubuntu 12.04 doesn't seem to work - it seems to install then just isn't installed again with no popup error message.
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How can I change the Skype icon in the wingpanel to match the default style?
It'd be nicer if the Skype icon was smaller and white. Here's how it looks right now:
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