How to Install Skype on Ubuntu 18.04 and Ubuntu 18.10
Skype is a free and cross-platform application that provides users with a modern Internet telephony and instant messaging application based on the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology. It is available on Linux, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS operating systems.
Features at a glance
The application offers free and unlimited worldwide Internet calls with other Skype users, an easy to use and simple graphical user interface, support for native notifications, SMS (Short Message Service) support, as well as support for prepaid phone calls.
Among other features, we can mention superior sound quality over similar products, out-of-the-box support for routers, firewalls and NAT (Network Address Translation) without requiring users to configure their network.
In addition, the program supports end-to-end encryption for improved privacy, and it’s based on the modern P2P (Peer-to-peer) technology developed by the same team that created the well known Kazaa and Joltid applications.
It’s also possible to enable the SMS functionality from the Options dialog, as well as call forwarding and voice messages. In addition, you will be able to configure your microphone, speaker and webcam devices, manage blocked people and public APIs.
How to Install Skype on Ubuntu System :
To install Latest version of Skype on Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 18.10, Linux Lite 4.2, Deepin 5.7, Linux Mint 19.1 and other Ubuntu derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:
wget https://repo.skype.com/latest/skypeforlinux-64.deb
Install skype on Ubuntu 18.04 and Ubuntu 18.10 derivative system :
sudo dpkg -i skypeforlinux-64.deb
In case “dpkg” indicates missing dependencies, complete the installation by executing the following command:
sudo apt-get install -f
After installation is completed, check skype already installed on ubuntu dashboard menu :
and run it :
