Ubuntu equivalent of SKYPE

[Nils Kassube]

Chris Luck wrote:
> On 27/06/15 12:11, Jay Ridgley wrote:
> > Is there an equivalent for Ubuntu(Linux) Skype?
> 
> <snip>
> 
> > I am currently running Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS
> 
> It may irritate you to know that skype is one of the packages
> available for (K)ubuntu 14.10, but not it seems for 14.04.  I don't
> know if it can be back-ported, I also haven't tested it.

I think there is a version for 14.04 available:

~/ > apt-cache policy skype
skype:
  Installiert:           (keine)
  Installationskandidat: 4.3.0.37-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
  Versionstabelle:
     4.3.0.37-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 0
        500 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ trusty/partner amd64 
Packages

Of course you need the canonical partner repo. And of course I haven't 
tested it either.


Nils